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My understanding is you are INVITED and only the best of the best are asked to go.....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-18_13:48:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "8f2a9478253d99b6ca2dce3474192118", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10939384, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11054977": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hector, nice piece in Monday's Trib about the local AAU basketball programs and the good HS talent going up against the best in Vegas. BUT enough with the Hoops! It's baseball season, how about the \"Boys of Summer\". What about the local baseballers, and a prestiges AAU program over there in North Andover. Dave Bettencourt/Dave Blank have managed to assemble some great local talent and aquire sponsorship from Reebok for their National tour. On a recent trip this past weekend they managed to do damage in a talented 18U Long Island tourney although most of the boys are 16 and a couple of 17 years old. Lawrence High pitcher Yunior Vasquez put together a dominant performance with 13K's out of a possible 15 batters. Perhaps some ink should go their way. Willing to bet some boys from this team have the \"pro scouts\" a calling. Maybe you should catch a game or two as they have a few local dates on the schedule up in Tewksbury. The \"Firebirds\" program has sent a few good ball players to Div.1 schools and the professional ranks. Team Reebok, this years version goes up against the best baseball players in the country in Cobb Georgia over the 4th of July holiday. Hoping to hear more about summer baseball and the talent we have playing at the Legion and Showcase level.  Help us out here Hector, blog it up...maybe a story on a slow sports day in the Trib. LETS SEE SOME BIG TIME BASEBALL!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-17_14:25:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "16971be4f41c3e63be8a76494ed3fde9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10937346": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Typical response from a homer of the Rivals program.  Easy to sit there and take one player over the next.  But ask the #3 team in the country (Gauchos) if they could take the guy they were covering last week at BU (where the Jayhawks TEAM beat the Gauchos).  I have no idea who you are Mr MVC Hooper, but let me guess what your next comeback is...we beat team x, team x beat team y, therefore team x has to beat team y...SAVE IT and play the game you homer!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_13:18:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "95e3dd3ac4d7623811cb5894e922b869", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 13, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10981763": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would also go on a limb and say Leo would not want to play against the rivals and Vin Pastore. Its a proven fact that the Rivals have built their reputation on playing hard. If you go back to my earlier statements I gave Dunham credit. I think he does a wonderful job . But face it his teams are not better than the Rivals teams. Now the Rivals have been at it alot longer than the Jay Hawks and NH basketball is at a very low level right now . So I think in the future the Jay Hawks will defanately get better, but right now its not even close. Honestly I would love to see the game happen. I just dont think either program would do it . Both programs have played well beyond expectations. Also a note on the Boston Shoot out that tournament was a joke. Rivals,New England Playaz, or Team Expressions were not invited . UMMM I wonder why????? Because all three of those teams are better than BABC . Leo would never have that :)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-16_10:03:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "b9ac0708aa655b8da720602583db1b31", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10945490, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10957060": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Jayhawks have scholarship players<br><br>Eric Dean (new hampton)<br>Ben Bartoldus (Proctor)<br>are both D2 scholarship types at worst.<br><br>Jake Nelson(Nashua South), Alex stoyle<br>(Tilton) and Will bayless(Tilton) are potential scholarship guys as well.  Not D1 but will be solid college players where ever they go.  <br><br>Rivals have 4 D1 players obviously better on paper and would probably win game.  <br><br>To say Jayhawks are made up of NH kids on subpar high school teams is ridiculous.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_22:14:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "2c3b2b6a99932f996dafdb919dab9ffa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10939384, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11459137": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "See. Here's the problem.  Why is Summer for baseball?  Who is some old timer with a calendar to say OK It's April, put away your basketball and take out your baseball glove.  This is a new generation.  We live in a world where you can play any sport 365.  Heck, Haverhill even offers a fencing program now.  Let's get rid of the stereotypes that say you need to play more than one sport. Why? Who has proven that is the best way for an athlete to become a true sportsman? If a kid is as passionate about a sport and there is a venue for him to play year round then god bless.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_13:52:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "09c5ee3d35af963d90cad5744d12fc25", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11453433, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11031048": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here is the scary part... We are talking about the Jayhawk program and the best 17's are playing with the Rivals. Put the all star rosters together and play I would say the NH talent is very good right now and dispite having half the population. So lets now talk about talent in NH while much of it is in other programs the talent is still in NH.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-16_23:26:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "c1b3be7398e4154d2bc303148b692df6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11004329, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11092618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What a shameless plug for DB's programs.  Hec, I hope you charge them for the ad space.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-18_08:02:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "be7be2dcdefa1bc6935632a365df5c57", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11054977, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11444236": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "you all have no clue.<br><br>if you want to play in the cali event go to<br><a href=\"http://www.doublepump.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.doublepump.com</a> <br><br>pay your money and you are in", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_08:45:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "aec1df9e65d4a1c600cfbdea8d58c85d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11442909, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10939661": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "VBC would beat them both", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_14:14:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "aec1df9e65d4a1c600cfbdea8d58c85d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10939384, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11109648": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hec, Make a note of this day and time.  You have a blogger comapring the Boston Red Sox Franchise to the CCHS baseball team.  Pelletier has got to be happy with how he's got these people drinking the koolaid.  The article was about a local team with local players who BEAT A NATIONAL POWERHOUSE.  That can't be said for DB, for CCHS not even the great Dick Licare can say he did that.  But, the little engine that could from the great State of Granite did it.  Now go back to your ground balls using wooden paddles, or whatever it is that makes you who you are and let the MV hoop scene just wash over you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-18_14:32:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "3438fd84105a4e4d2006ad48973d97c2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 10, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11105653, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11314457": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My guess is that it was a financial thing. From what I've been told, Dunham runs a very cost-conscious program. It was either/or for them, and they intelligently chose Vegas.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-18_23:10:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "bighec711", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11138724, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11453086": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They make Chocolate and Vanilla for a reason, but the facts are the facts.  A HS Baseball game is played in front of parents. Oh, my bad, plus the phony guy holding the +10 mph gun behind the backstop.  A HS hoop game is in front of a packed gym with pressure, excitement, and good players.  This crap that a sport is only judged on who we send to the pros is comical.  The average fan is there for the entertainment factor, not to be able to say I saw Scott Hazelton play when he was in HS.  Your passion for baseball is because you harken back to a day when you had that big first basemen's mitt stretching half way to second base to get the out.  Baseball is all about was in the past.  Basketball is the HERE AND NOW.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_12:00:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "4f1442800f42e649c777189870cde362", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11451108, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11201443": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "were invited absolutely, but passed...talent in vegas is similiar.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-18_21:52:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "2c3b2b6a99932f996dafdb919dab9ffa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11138724, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11138724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "then can you tell me what the logical reason would be to refuse such a huge tournament with such great exposure to scouts for D1 schools?  My thought is that they chose not to go, IF in fact they were invited at all, to save save face because they could not handle the talent that will be there.....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-18_20:17:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "8f2a9478253d99b6ca2dce3474192118", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11133267, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10935238": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Would love to see this happen , but it probably will not. If I were picking the series I would say Rivals sweep them in both Division. They are better than the Jay Hawks in every position in both age groups. Not trying to knock the Jay Hawks because they have done a great job this year. But they are out matched by the rivals . If you go through the rosters of there 17's , 16s they are loaded with players who will defanatley play at the next level. They also make their names by playing harder than most teams. They were runners up in the 17U division in Providence. The Jay Hawks didnt get out of there pool . They have key wins over NE Playaz , Albany City Rocks, New Heights , Expressions. Again not trying to knock the J-Hawks because I think they do a great job. But lets face it Hector if you were picking a team would you take Larosa or Laguere? Carson D or Alex Stoyle? Evan s or Jake Nelson? <br><br>Rivals Starting 5 <br>   <br> Jaimee Spears<br> Jordan Laguere<br> Matt Brown<br> Evan S.<br> Carson D <br><br>  Key Reserves:<br>   Zach H<br>   Cedric K<br>   David Madol<br>   Brian Miller", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_12:25:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "b9ac0708aa655b8da720602583db1b31", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11540134": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Any person that wants to see all this talent for free should attend the scott hazelton basketball school from July 5-7 at the rockingham athletic club.  It is free to watch and you can hang with some of the top coaches in college basketball who have committed to attend. Wakeforest, Umass, GT, Cuse, ND and many others. Camp is open to all high school players. You are welcome for the free plug, can  I get some free wings and a beer at the bar above the courts?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-21_19:38:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "ebbe940cc95dc4d7f5b614a96cc9ab6b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11459137, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10942505": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "OOPS had to think for a moment. That program is horrible!!!!! Not even close to the other programs. Tell the directors of vbc to start paying their bills :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_15:21:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "b9ac0708aa655b8da720602583db1b31", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10940587, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10940587": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Who is VBC ? Have never seen them at any major tournaments", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_14:37:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "b9ac0708aa655b8da720602583db1b31", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10939661, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11620402": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I believe that by playing 3 sports in high could hurt you too Dan. Look at Colby Verge of Pinkerton. He was a 3-sport athlete  but never really excelled at any of them, now if he took more time into one, he could have been a stronger person in that sport. How many people do you know of out of Salem or in this area that would have the chace to gain a scholarship in any sport if they are 3-sport athlete?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_10:44:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "932a74a8b24152f55ab630555cd2a515", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11654068": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Dan,<br><br>Maybe kids play only hoop becuase they have a love for it, it is their choice. Let the kids decide what they want to do.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_20:28:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "ebbe940cc95dc4d7f5b614a96cc9ab6b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11649465, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11649465": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Did you agree with Steve Savage playing just one sport?  He was by far the best basketball player in the state a few years ago.  What did all of that time focusing on basketball get him?  Playing for Daniel Webster.  I love this kid and know he was a good baseball player and probably could have had a great experience on the football field.  Why spend all that time on the on sport if the result is a division 3 college.  I will say it again, don't tell me that it's a good thing for kids to miss out on other high school sports.  You better be a more talented basketball player than Steve Savage if you want to go at least Division 2 ball.  I watch alot of basketball, most in NH, some of the christmas tourny, I have not seen too many players better than Steve.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_18:52:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "c69da1e65751f1e18aeb61092d0261bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11648747, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11655355": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I agree with playing multiple sports but, here is the deal. Let's look at Basketball which has turned into a year round sport. In the Valley you have Hoops for Hope, AAU, etc.. and if you don't play don't even think about making the HS team.. The Coaches have implemented this system.. I can name many kids who are great athletes but play baseball(in season sport) and get shut out of the Basketball program because of this.. I actually know one kid who was told if you don't play in the summer don't try out..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_21:19:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "0981ffcd1b2864fa669d88bbd7b65dfd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11654068, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11655485": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Steve,  did you read any of my comments?  Maybe I care too much.  I will let the kids decide and then listen to the regrets.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_21:25:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "c69da1e65751f1e18aeb61092d0261bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11654068, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11834688": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "How can you say NH AAU is on a low level. I think we are forgeting that the RIVALS had to go to NH to get their starting 2 gaurd Jordan!! I also think we are forgeting the Carson is from NH and played NH AAU forever! And I also believe Madol is from NH, and wait so is Mike Thorpe! <br>So how about we leave the NH kids in NH and leave the MA kids in MA!<br>The jayhawks U17s arent even the best team in the program!Jayhawks chose not to go to CA because of the money.<br>Vin is horrible coach, he has the talent so they win. Its not hard to win when you have 6'10,7',6'9 up front.<br>Hanell got his scholarship bc Romeo Diaz wasnt around, Marsden wont see a minute at SNHU.<br>Bartoldus is a mid major D1 prospect, he got hurt lst year and played 6 games. Dean is high D1 football prospect and has D2 basketball offers in. Stoyle will go to the Patriot or Ivy league, Nelson will be a D2 scholarship player.<br>Jayhawks and Rivals will be doing a camp together!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-27_14:17:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d46018af4d8ae86c848e79b318ff47f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10986177": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Hey Hector,<br>                I have a great idea the eagle tribune sports writers should have a writing contest against the Boston Globe and Herald . Lets see who are better writers .", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-16_11:28:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f86ef05b30ba15559551f84802ae585", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10986090, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10924994": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love this idea and would pay to see some great youth hoops.  I love the idea of splitting the profits and seeing user fees go down in Haverhill.  Hector, kudos to this entry!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_07:49:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "MajorTom", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11779062": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What a firestorm. It's a given in today's climate that a majority of kids chose a singular focus in sports. Many out of need, some out of choice, and yet others due to misplaced allegiance or tunnel vision. Sometimes there is just not enough time to aquire the necessary skill to excell in multiple sports. The HS athlete, lest us forget, requires academic skill as well. Put it all together and you can see why the 3 sport athlete is a virtually obsolete. Contrary to popular believe, it is impossible to walk out on the football, basketball, or baseball field and excell against athletes that train year round. In return though, we have some very skilled teenagers and some enjoyable sporting events. Personally, as a fan, I need a change. I prefer now to watch some good baseball and would hope the local scribes find an interesting game or two to cover. Love to watch a good \"Summer\" basketball game on occasion, but it's baseball season. Get your fill with Hoops for Hope and stop dreaming about pseudo-fantasy high school matchups. Let's face it, when it comes to Hoops nationally we are at the botton. How many McDonald's All Americans come from MA/NH. We've had a plethora of baseball talent playing professionally and many more to come, so get out of the gym and watch some local baseball...one day you may see a player or two that you watched locally in the \"bigs\". Not going happen in hoops...that's for sure!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-26_12:28:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "16971be4f41c3e63be8a76494ed3fde9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10955334": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Good comments all.  I missed the Boston Shootout this year.  <br><br>Any chance we will get some coverage of Hoops for Hope and the girls league over at NECCO this summer?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_21:19:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "the_other_side", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11445703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Love that response :) Baseball in the MVC is a joke . We all know HOOP IS KING in these parts . Hector we need more hoop talk !!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_09:26:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f86ef05b30ba15559551f84802ae585", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 9, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11109648, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11541323": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The problem is I hear too many kids regret after the fact not playing another sport.  If you want to play one sport wait till after high school.  The high school days are a small window of time.  The kids are missing out on experiences that are not going to be there forever.  I agree with the person who made the comment let the kid play year round if he wants to.  But, lets remember that we are dealing with kids and it is are job to guide them through this time in thier lives, and encourage other activities that may, in fact, help them become a better basketball player.  I believe Mike Muldoon said, \"playing in your 155th AAU basketball game is not going to matter much.\"  Lets be sure that the kids actually want to play basketball all year and they are not being pressured to do so.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-21_21:06:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "c69da1e65751f1e18aeb61092d0261bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11459137, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11676685": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "That's a twisted version of the truth.  What he was probably told was \"Hey right now you're not good enough to play.  By playing in the summer you have a much better chance of making the team.  If you dont play, it will certainly not help you make the team\".  Too many marginal players hear what they want to hear in those \"come to Jesus\" meetings.  Out in the parks these kids think they are all world, yet they can't play team ball to save their lives.  There isnt a varsity coach out there that thinks by playing for a summer team he'll become good enough to make the varsity team.  Summer ball is all about touches.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-24_08:48:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "611bc7a60fc2b2b1c9d495677b082359", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11655355, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10945490": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Everyone knows AAU is all about talent.  Bring the right kids together and dominate.  Well the Jayhawks defy that exact premise.  MCV Hooper is right.  I would take Jordan over Larosa, Carson over Stoyle, and Evan over Nelson. So, why dont we give some of the real credit to Dunham? He gets more out of these kids than anyone.  Pastore's idea of coaching is going get another 6' 10\" kid, Trovoato cant get to 500 in Haverhill (I know the user fees, we get it), and what the heck has Hazelton even coached? Dunham has a proven system that defies the odds and beats giants.  Ask the coach from BABC who he would rather not have to coach against....I guarantee Dunham is on a very short list.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_16:36:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "2424ac65f0cfa920035564bec547ff9f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11133267": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm told the <br>Jayhawks were invited to Cali, but chose not to go.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-18_17:27:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "bighec711", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11107584, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11487700": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "INVEST in vegas.....sounds like you want to take the $ you would be SAVING from going to cali and blow it in vegas ...  Its all about the kids,their  playing and exposure to top scouts for a hopeful future....i guess you dont feel that its money well spent on your child...different views for different parents....", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_19:41:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "1c49fe652f10ee2207fef6de86dfbc9b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11442909, "depth": 6, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11655638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Mike, the athletic director of that school should be involved in that situation.  How does that happen?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_21:31:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "c69da1e65751f1e18aeb61092d0261bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11655355, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11868631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A few of my own observations about sports: When it comes to aau on a national level,Ma,NH are not even on the map. It does make players improve their game by going up against players much better than they are. If kids want to play 1 sport let them.Let them play as many sports as they want,it's their decision. Having kids involved in sports definately keeps them focused in their school work. Both my kids did very well with scholarship money. Coach Fazio should be considered coach of the year every year. He manages to get his team in the post season every year.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-28_23:09:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "0c34ef58d23a5d4b58dd295605342419", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11834688, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11642240": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Terry Doyle went to BC for baseball, also played basketball.  Pete Clifford Michigan St. football, also played basketball and track.  Tom Klemm went to St. John's for baseball, also played basketball and ran cross country.  Anthony Derosa went to St. Johns's played baseball, also played basketball.  Chris White went to St. Micheal's College plays basketball, also ran cross country and track.  Chris Scharon played football at Buffalo, also did track.  Tom Sweeney plays baseball at Iona, also ran cross country.  All of these athletes got scholarship money to play at college and the other sports that they play helped them achieve that.  This list is just off the top of my head I am sure there are more that I missed.  And this is just for Salem, I bet people out there can compile a list to prove my point.  I have witnessed to many times kids that \"FOCUS\" on one sport, and it very seldom works out for them, then I hear from the same kids \"I wish I played football, basketball, etc..\"  I don't think in my comments I mentioned the three sport athlete, I would just like to see more two sport athletes.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_16:45:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "c69da1e65751f1e18aeb61092d0261bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11620402, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11551578": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Basketball scholarship???   I am talking about this area.  How many kids are getting scholarships?  Give me list and a will bet you they didn't need 365 days of basketball to get it.  If your good your good, they will find you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-22_07:36:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "c69da1e65751f1e18aeb61092d0261bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11543030, "depth": 8, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11442909": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I'm guessing you are not responsible for balancing the budget in your house.  Going to Vegas and Cali would have tied up 11 total days on the road.  The parents of the program were extremely grateful when the decision was made to drop the Cali leg of the trip....now we have that much more to \"invest\" in Vegas baby!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_07:34:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "921ae67c7ea6ef0d0abe4fe9dfa8fff6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11138724, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11451108": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Woa, woa, woa, woa ...<br>Perhaps the glare from AL Gold Glove and Comeback Player of the Year trophies on Carlos Pena's mantel have blinded AAU baller.<br>You stepped into a pile of donkey doo here with this one Ball-a. Baseball is my baby.<br>As much as I love hoops, there is nothing like HS baseball, and we've acquitted ourselves quite nicely in the region lately.<br>Look at our region. Besides Carlos, we've got Andover's Ryan Hanigan, yes another MVC product, starting behind the dish in Cincinnati and Londonderry's Brian Wilson, who recently saved win No. 300 for Randy Johnson, closing in San Fran.<br>Go down the road a bit and the names Glavine, or should I say soon-to-be Hall of Famer Tom Glavine and Disarcina pop up, too.<br>What impact have we made in hoops?<br>Scott Hazelton in Luxembourg is a nice accomplishment, but until Carson Desrosiers we've haven't had a shot at the NBA since Leo Parent just missed making the Golden State Warriors in the late 1980s.<br>All he had to do was beat out Chris Mullen, Mitch Richmond and Tim Hardaway.<br>Baseball has become our bread-and-butter sport. Look at all the minor leaguers and draftees around.<br>We've had Wayne Lucier, Rob konrad and Zak DeOssie in the NFL, with big Pete Clifford still on the cusp of the dream lately.<br>We have had a sprinkling of lower minor league type hockey players from the region, too in the last decade.<br>Hoops is gaining, but it's not king.<br>Although, I admit, for atmosphere and fans, there is nothing like a packed, spirited gym in February or March to get the juices flowing.<br>I love hoops too, but baseball, as I said, is my baby. So step off.<br>HL", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_11:15:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "bighec711", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 8, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11445703, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10986090": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Very Good topic, but the Rivals would kick the crap out of the J-Hawks . They do not have one scholarship player as of date. If so name them. These kids are all going to prep school because they have no offers on the table. If you have to go to prep school to recieve a a div 2 ship then you arent that good. Those kids are have not even been offered by their home d2 schools . And I know why!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because Hanell Valez , and Bill marsden both players in the Rivals program have taken the scholarship . Will Bayliss getting a ship!!!!!! You must be crazy , the kid cant get out of the first round in the high school playoffs. And to top it off he's 5ft2 and cant shoot.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-16_11:26:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f86ef05b30ba15559551f84802ae585", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10955334, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11648747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I get your point, but those people were very at good those sports I don't really hear many people from Salem now who are really good at sports. I believe in just one sport if that what is best.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_18:35:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "932a74a8b24152f55ab630555cd2a515", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 7, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11757294": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dan Keleher has it exactly right in all his posts.  But let's be honest, in the 'single sport athlete' we're talking almost exclusively about basketball players playing other sports.  Nobody's wondering why football players aren't throwing the shot or running sprints on the track team because they are.  But if you look at the best hoops players in the area in the last ten years or so, most of them played only hoops.  And that's a shame because they clearly could have helped their schools in other sports.  Carson on the volleyball team?  Any number of Lawrence backcourt waterbugs on the track team?  You just hate to see a kid who's 17 going on 24 because he's playing his 97th AAU game of the summer.  They are kids, and anything that enhances their high school experience is a good thing.  If I recall, both LaPierre and Lucier played hoops while at the Prep.  Didn't seem to slow them down on the football field.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-25_23:10:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca2ed92898df79b2382bf335e0d10b48", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11655891": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Not many people are going to go cry to the AD.. the kid knows he will become an outcast in the school for being a rat.. just real world..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_21:42:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "0981ffcd1b2864fa669d88bbd7b65dfd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11655638, "depth": 5, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11105653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What about the shameless plugs for the Mass Rivals, Jayhawks, Boston Shootout, Coaches, etc. Just want to hear some basebal talk. I guess it shameless to highlight talented young baseball players...Basketball must be king in the Merrimack Valley... come on' make the argument, don't attack the bloger. I'm sorry sir, but in New England hardball reign's #1. RedSox sell out 500 in a row, need I say more!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-18_13:05:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "16971be4f41c3e63be8a76494ed3fde9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 11, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11543030": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "According to Dunham, the Jayhawks and Rivals 16's and 17's will be scrimmaging each other sometime in July.<br><br>As for the one sport/multi-sport debate. It has shifted to more kids going for just one sport because the kids want to get scholarships, their parents want their kids to get scholarships, the high school coaches want their players to get scholarships, etc. In order to give yourself the best chance at a scholarship, you have to play ball year round. There's the high school season in the winter, AAU in the spring and summer, camps, clinics and high school summer leagues/high school tournaments in the summer, open gyms and fall leagues in the fall. And year round you have to be working on your game in the gym or working on your strength and conditioning. If you're not doing one o those things, like for example playing baseball in the spring instead of doing AAU, there's another kid out there who is and he's going to get that last roster spot or that last scholarship offer at the next level instead of you. <br><br>One final thought, yes the talent in Mass is obviously better than it is in NH, but let's not forget Desrosiers is actually from Windham and Marsden is actually from NH as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-21_22:53:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "Jeremy_Leveille", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11541323, "depth": 7, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11004329": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I don't know how to respond to that. There are a million writing competitions out there, APSE, Pulitzer, NEPA, NENA, NEAPNEA ... <br>We've won plenty and lost plenty more. And the dominating theme in all of them, the only people with any interest in them at all are the journalists themselves. Nobody else cares. Sooooo ... Why would you even present such a scenario? Can we sell tickets and raise money? Do the same people that enjoy watching Carson swat shots want to buy tickets to watch me dot I's or cross T's? I think not.<br>Hmmm. Watch a phenom at 6-11 take jump shots or watching a fat, 40-something old man jump to conclusions?<br>I'll take the former and we'll let you slide on the latter.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-16_14:58:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "bighec711", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": true, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10986177, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10939384": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Thanks for your swift response :) . And no Im not a Rivals Homer!!! Im just an avid fan of high school hoops. You have right to your opinion. But from what I saw in both teams the Rivals have better teams. On the flip side I believe that anything could happen on any given night . So could the Jay Hawks score an upset , of course they can. Like I said in my response earlier the Jay Hawks do a great job. The also do a great job . Lets face the on paper the Jay Hawks are way out matched . They are made up of NH kids that play on sub par high school teams. They do not have one scholarship player on their team . Im taking the Rivals !!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-15_14:07:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "b9ac0708aa655b8da720602583db1b31", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 12, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 10937346, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11453433": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "We should not be promoting kids playing basketball in the summer.  The summer is for baseball and then get ready for football.  Too many kids that just play basketball.  We should be encouraging kids to play multiple sports.  Time to run the Mike Muldoon article on this topic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-19_12:10:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "c69da1e65751f1e18aeb61092d0261bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11451108, "depth": 4, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "11638138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Or a lotta hard work behind the scenes NOBODY sees. Kids that get bball scholarships usually just play bball.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-23_15:04:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "3556b43a547b70938e4644fbf37d1c39", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "5 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 11551578, "depth": 9, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": null, "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "21649698", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "81865", "hash": -2881145759648321731}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 51, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 21649698, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": false, "forum_facebook_key": "", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = '4f0bfca82e06c976a1efdd7c783a5fd0';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">51</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on ETBlogs MVSports" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:21649698" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'etblogs-mvsports',
			't'				: 'set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'set_the_date_or_dates_and_let8217s_see_some_bigtime_hoops'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/etblogs-mvsports/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/21649698/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10924994" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10924994" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10924994">MajorTom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10924994" class="dsq-comment-message">I love this idea and would pay to see some great youth hoops.  I love the idea of splitting the profits and seeing user fees go down in Haverhill.  Hector, kudos to this entry!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10935238" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10935238" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10935238">mvc hooper</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10935238" class="dsq-comment-message">Would love to see this happen , but it probably will not. If I were picking the series I would say Rivals sweep them in both Division. They are better than the Jay Hawks in every position in both age groups. Not trying to knock the Jay Hawks because they have done a great job this year. But they are out matched by the rivals . If you go through the rosters of there 17\'s , 16s they are loaded with players who will defanatley play at the next level. They also make their names by playing harder than most teams. They were runners up in the 17U division in Providence. The Jay Hawks didnt get out of there pool . They have key wins over NE Playaz , Albany City Rocks, New Heights , Expressions. Again not trying to knock the J-Hawks because I think they do a great job. But lets face it Hector if you were picking a team would you take Larosa or Laguere? Carson D or Alex Stoyle? Evan s or Jake Nelson? <br><br>Rivals Starting 5 <br>   <br> Jaimee Spears<br> Jordan Laguere<br> Matt Brown<br> Evan S.<br> Carson D <br><br>  Key Reserves:<br>   Zach H<br>   Cedric K<br>   David Madol<br>   Brian Miller</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10937346">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10937346" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10937346" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10937346">JAYHAWKS FAN</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10937346" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10937346" class="dsq-comment-message">Typical response from a homer of the Rivals program.  Easy to sit there and take one player over the next.  But ask the #3 team in the country (Gauchos) if they could take the guy they were covering last week at BU (where the Jayhawks TEAM beat the Gauchos).  I have no idea who you are Mr MVC Hooper, but let me guess what your next comeback is...we beat team x, team x beat team y, therefore team x has to beat team y...SAVE IT and play the game you homer!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10939384">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10939384" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10939384" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10939384">mvc hooper</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10939384" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10939384" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for your swift response :) . And no Im not a Rivals Homer!!! Im just an avid fan of high school hoops. You have right to your opinion. But from what I saw in both teams the Rivals have better teams. On the flip side I believe that anything could happen on any given night . So could the Jay Hawks score an upset , of course they can. Like I said in my response earlier the Jay Hawks do a great job. The also do a great job . Lets face the on paper the Jay Hawks are way out matched . They are made up of NH kids that play on sub par high school teams. They do not have one scholarship player on their team . Im taking the Rivals !!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10939661">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10939661" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10939661" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10939661">hoop dad</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10939661" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10939661" class="dsq-comment-message">VBC would beat them both</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10940587">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10940587" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10940587" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10940587">mvc hooper</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10940587" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10940587" class="dsq-comment-message">Who is VBC ? Have never seen them at any major tournaments</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10942505" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10942505" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10942505">mvc hooper</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10942505" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10942505" class="dsq-comment-message">OOPS had to think for a moment. That program is horrible!!!!! Not even close to the other programs. Tell the directors of vbc to start paying their bills :)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10957060" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10957060" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10957060">AAU</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10957060" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10957060" class="dsq-comment-message">Jayhawks have scholarship players<br><br>Eric Dean (new hampton)<br>Ben Bartoldus (Proctor)<br>are both D2 scholarship types at worst.<br><br>Jake Nelson(Nashua South), Alex stoyle<br>(Tilton) and Will bayless(Tilton) are potential scholarship guys as well.  Not D1 but will be solid college players where ever they go.  <br><br>Rivals have 4 D1 players obviously better on paper and would probably win game.  <br><br>To say Jayhawks are made up of NH kids on subpar high school teams is ridiculous.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11107584" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11107584" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11107584">curious</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11107584" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11107584" class="dsq-comment-message">Im with you MVC hooper.....my money is on the Rivals....Jayhawks have talent, but not enough for the next level....Can anyone tell me why the jayhawks werent invited to the Addidas Best of summer classic in California?  My understanding is you are INVITED and only the best of the best are asked to go.....</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11133267">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11133267" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11133267" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11133267">bighec711</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11133267" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11133267" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m told the <br>Jayhawks were invited to Cali, but chose not to go.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11138724" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11138724" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11138724">curious</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11138724" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11138724" class="dsq-comment-message">then can you tell me what the logical reason would be to refuse such a huge tournament with such great exposure to scouts for D1 schools?  My thought is that they chose not to go, IF in fact they were invited at all, to save save face because they could not handle the talent that will be there.....</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11201443" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11201443" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11201443">AAU</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11201443" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11201443" class="dsq-comment-message">were invited absolutely, but passed...talent in vegas is similiar.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11314457" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11314457" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11314457">bighec711</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11314457" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11314457" class="dsq-comment-message">My guess is that it was a financial thing. From what I\'ve been told, Dunham runs a very cost-conscious program. It was either/or for them, and they intelligently chose Vegas.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11442909" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11442909" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11442909">Penny Pincher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11442909" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11442909" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m guessing you are not responsible for balancing the budget in your house.  Going to Vegas and Cali would have tied up 11 total days on the road.  The parents of the program were extremely grateful when the decision was made to drop the Cali leg of the trip....now we have that much more to "invest" in Vegas baby!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11444236" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11444236">hoop dad</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11444236" class="dsq-comment-message">you all have no clue.<br><br>if you want to play in the cali event go to<br><a href="http://www.doublepump.com" rel="nofollow">www.doublepump.com</a> <br><br>pay your money and you are in</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11487700">curious</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11487700" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11487700" class="dsq-comment-message">INVEST in vegas.....sounds like you want to take the $ you would be SAVING from going to cali and blow it in vegas ...  Its all about the kids,their  playing and exposure to top scouts for a hopeful future....i guess you dont feel that its money well spent on your child...different views for different parents....</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10945490">\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10945490" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10945490">DUNHAM FOR PREZ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10945490" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10945490" class="dsq-comment-message">Everyone knows AAU is all about talent.  Bring the right kids together and dominate.  Well the Jayhawks defy that exact premise.  MCV Hooper is right.  I would take Jordan over Larosa, Carson over Stoyle, and Evan over Nelson. So, why dont we give some of the real credit to Dunham? He gets more out of these kids than anyone.  Pastore\'s idea of coaching is going get another 6\' 10" kid, Trovoato cant get to 500 in Haverhill (I know the user fees, we get it), and what the heck has Hazelton even coached? Dunham has a proven system that defies the odds and beats giants.  Ask the coach from BABC who he would rather not have to coach against....I guarantee Dunham is on a very short list.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10981763">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10981763" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10981763" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10981763">mvc hooper</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10981763" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10981763" class="dsq-comment-message">I would also go on a limb and say Leo would not want to play against the rivals and Vin Pastore. Its a proven fact that the Rivals have built their reputation on playing hard. If you go back to my earlier statements I gave Dunham credit. I think he does a wonderful job . But face it his teams are not better than the Rivals teams. Now the Rivals have been at it alot longer than the Jay Hawks and NH basketball is at a very low level right now . So I think in the future the Jay Hawks will defanately get better, but right now its not even close. Honestly I would love to see the game happen. I just dont think either program would do it . Both programs have played well beyond expectations. Also a note on the Boston Shoot out that tournament was a joke. Rivals,New England Playaz, or Team Expressions were not invited . UMMM I wonder why????? Because all three of those teams are better than BABC . Leo would never have that :)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10955334">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10955334" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10955334" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10955334">the_other_side</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10955334" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10955334" class="dsq-comment-message">Good comments all.  I missed the Boston Shootout this year.  <br><br>Any chance we will get some coverage of Hoops for Hope and the girls league over at NECCO this summer?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10986090" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10986090" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10986090">aau baller</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10986090" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10986090" class="dsq-comment-message">Very Good topic, but the Rivals would kick the crap out of the J-Hawks . They do not have one scholarship player as of date. If so name them. These kids are all going to prep school because they have no offers on the table. If you have to go to prep school to recieve a a div 2 ship then you arent that good. Those kids are have not even been offered by their home d2 schools . And I know why!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because Hanell Valez , and Bill marsden both players in the Rivals program have taken the scholarship . Will Bayliss getting a ship!!!!!! You must be crazy , the kid cant get out of the first round in the high school playoffs. And to top it off he\'s 5ft2 and cant shoot.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10986177" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10986177">aau baller</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10986177" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Hector,<br>                I have a great idea the eagle tribune sports writers should have a writing contest against the Boston Globe and Herald . Lets see who are better writers .</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11004329">bighec711</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11004329" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know how to respond to that. There are a million writing competitions out there, APSE, Pulitzer, NEPA, NENA, NEAPNEA ... <br>We\'ve won plenty and lost plenty more. And the dominating theme in all of them, the only people with any interest in them at all are the journalists themselves. Nobody else cares. Sooooo ... Why would you even present such a scenario? Can we sell tickets and raise money? Do the same people that enjoy watching Carson swat shots want to buy tickets to watch me dot I\'s or cross T\'s? I think not.<br>Hmmm. Watch a phenom at 6-11 take jump shots or watching a fat, 40-something old man jump to conclusions?<br>I\'ll take the former and we\'ll let you slide on the latter.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11031048">Mike</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11031048" class="dsq-comment-message">Here is the scary part... We are talking about the Jayhawk program and the best 17\'s are playing with the Rivals. Put the all star rosters together and play I would say the NH talent is very good right now and dispite having half the population. So lets now talk about talent in NH while much of it is in other programs the talent is still in NH.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11054977">CentralFan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11054977" class="dsq-comment-message">Hector, nice piece in Monday\'s Trib about the local AAU basketball programs and the good HS talent going up against the best in Vegas. BUT enough with the Hoops! It\'s baseball season, how about the "Boys of Summer". What about the local baseballers, and a prestiges AAU program over there in North Andover. Dave Bettencourt/Dave Blank have managed to assemble some great local talent and aquire sponsorship from Reebok for their National tour. On a recent trip this past weekend they managed to do damage in a talented 18U Long Island tourney although most of the boys are 16 and a couple of 17 years old. Lawrence High pitcher Yunior Vasquez put together a dominant performance with 13K\'s out of a possible 15 batters. Perhaps some ink should go their way. Willing to bet some boys from this team have the "pro scouts" a calling. Maybe you should catch a game or two as they have a few local dates on the schedule up in Tewksbury. The "Firebirds" program has sent a few good ball players to Div.1 schools and the professional ranks. Team Reebok, this years version goes up against the best baseball players in the country in Cobb Georgia over the 4th of July holiday. Hoping to hear more about summer baseball and the talent we have playing at the Legion and Showcase level.  Help us out here Hector, blog it up...maybe a story on a slow sports day in the Trib. LETS SEE SOME BIG TIME BASEBALL!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11092618">Hoop it Up</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11092618" class="dsq-comment-message">What a shameless plug for DB\'s programs.  Hec, I hope you charge them for the ad space.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11105653">CentralFan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11105653" class="dsq-comment-message">What about the shameless plugs for the Mass Rivals, Jayhawks, Boston Shootout, Coaches, etc. Just want to hear some basebal talk. I guess it shameless to highlight talented young baseball players...Basketball must be king in the Merrimack Valley... come on\' make the argument, don\'t attack the bloger. I\'m sorry sir, but in New England hardball reign\'s #1. RedSox sell out 500 in a row, need I say more!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11109648">GRANITE IS GREAT</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11109648" class="dsq-comment-message">Hec, Make a note of this day and time.  You have a blogger comapring the Boston Red Sox Franchise to the CCHS baseball team.  Pelletier has got to be happy with how he\'s got these people drinking the koolaid.  The article was about a local team with local players who BEAT A NATIONAL POWERHOUSE.  That can\'t be said for DB, for CCHS not even the great Dick Licare can say he did that.  But, the little engine that could from the great State of Granite did it.  Now go back to your ground balls using wooden paddles, or whatever it is that makes you who you are and let the MV hoop scene just wash over you.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11445703">aau baller</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11445703" class="dsq-comment-message">Love that response :) Baseball in the MVC is a joke . We all know HOOP IS KING in these parts . Hector we need more hoop talk !!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11451108">bighec711</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11451108" class="dsq-comment-message">Woa, woa, woa, woa ...<br>Perhaps the glare from AL Gold Glove and Comeback Player of the Year trophies on Carlos Pena\'s mantel have blinded AAU baller.<br>You stepped into a pile of donkey doo here with this one Ball-a. Baseball is my baby.<br>As much as I love hoops, there is nothing like HS baseball, and we\'ve acquitted ourselves quite nicely in the region lately.<br>Look at our region. Besides Carlos, we\'ve got Andover\'s Ryan Hanigan, yes another MVC product, starting behind the dish in Cincinnati and Londonderry\'s Brian Wilson, who recently saved win No. 300 for Randy Johnson, closing in San Fran.<br>Go down the road a bit and the names Glavine, or should I say soon-to-be Hall of Famer Tom Glavine and Disarcina pop up, too.<br>What impact have we made in hoops?<br>Scott Hazelton in Luxembourg is a nice accomplishment, but until Carson Desrosiers we\'ve haven\'t had a shot at the NBA since Leo Parent just missed making the Golden State Warriors in the late 1980s.<br>All he had to do was beat out Chris Mullen, Mitch Richmond and Tim Hardaway.<br>Baseball has become our bread-and-butter sport. Look at all the minor leaguers and draftees around.<br>We\'ve had Wayne Lucier, Rob konrad and Zak DeOssie in the NFL, with big Pete Clifford still on the cusp of the dream lately.<br>We have had a sprinkling of lower minor league type hockey players from the region, too in the last decade.<br>Hoops is gaining, but it\'s not king.<br>Although, I admit, for atmosphere and fans, there is nothing like a packed, spirited gym in February or March to get the juices flowing.<br>I love hoops too, but baseball, as I said, is my baby. So step off.<br>HL</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11453086">Hec in Stirrups?</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11453086" class="dsq-comment-message">They make Chocolate and Vanilla for a reason, but the facts are the facts.  A HS Baseball game is played in front of parents. Oh, my bad, plus the phony guy holding the +10 mph gun behind the backstop.  A HS hoop game is in front of a packed gym with pressure, excitement, and good players.  This crap that a sport is only judged on who we send to the pros is comical.  The average fan is there for the entertainment factor, not to be able to say I saw Scott Hazelton play when he was in HS.  Your passion for baseball is because you harken back to a day when you had that big first basemen\'s mitt stretching half way to second base to get the out.  Baseball is all about was in the past.  Basketball is the HERE AND NOW.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11453433">Dan Keleher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11453433" class="dsq-comment-message">We should not be promoting kids playing basketball in the summer.  The summer is for baseball and then get ready for football.  Too many kids that just play basketball.  We should be encouraging kids to play multiple sports.  Time to run the Mike Muldoon article on this topic.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11459137">Play Ball...year round!</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11459137" class="dsq-comment-message">See. Here\'s the problem.  Why is Summer for baseball?  Who is some old timer with a calendar to say OK It\'s April, put away your basketball and take out your baseball glove.  This is a new generation.  We live in a world where you can play any sport 365.  Heck, Haverhill even offers a fencing program now.  Let\'s get rid of the stereotypes that say you need to play more than one sport. Why? Who has proven that is the best way for an athlete to become a true sportsman? If a kid is as passionate about a sport and there is a venue for him to play year round then god bless.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11540134">steve</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11540134" class="dsq-comment-message">Any person that wants to see all this talent for free should attend the scott hazelton basketball school from July 5-7 at the rockingham athletic club.  It is free to watch and you can hang with some of the top coaches in college basketball who have committed to attend. Wakeforest, Umass, GT, Cuse, ND and many others. Camp is open to all high school players. You are welcome for the free plug, can  I get some free wings and a beer at the bar above the courts?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11541323" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11541323" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11541323">Dan Keleher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11541323" class="dsq-comment-message">The problem is I hear too many kids regret after the fact not playing another sport.  If you want to play one sport wait till after high school.  The high school days are a small window of time.  The kids are missing out on experiences that are not going to be there forever.  I agree with the person who made the comment let the kid play year round if he wants to.  But, lets remember that we are dealing with kids and it is are job to guide them through this time in thier lives, and encourage other activities that may, in fact, help them become a better basketball player.  I believe Mike Muldoon said, "playing in your 155th AAU basketball game is not going to matter much."  Lets be sure that the kids actually want to play basketball all year and they are not being pressured to do so.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11543030">Jeremy_Leveille</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11543030" class="dsq-comment-message">According to Dunham, the Jayhawks and Rivals 16\'s and 17\'s will be scrimmaging each other sometime in July.<br><br>As for the one sport/multi-sport debate. It has shifted to more kids going for just one sport because the kids want to get scholarships, their parents want their kids to get scholarships, the high school coaches want their players to get scholarships, etc. In order to give yourself the best chance at a scholarship, you have to play ball year round. There\'s the high school season in the winter, AAU in the spring and summer, camps, clinics and high school summer leagues/high school tournaments in the summer, open gyms and fall leagues in the fall. And year round you have to be working on your game in the gym or working on your strength and conditioning. If you\'re not doing one o those things, like for example playing baseball in the spring instead of doing AAU, there\'s another kid out there who is and he\'s going to get that last roster spot or that last scholarship offer at the next level instead of you. <br><br>One final thought, yes the talent in Mass is obviously better than it is in NH, but let\'s not forget Desrosiers is actually from Windham and Marsden is actually from NH as well.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11551578">Dan Keleher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11551578" class="dsq-comment-message">Basketball scholarship???   I am talking about this area.  How many kids are getting scholarships?  Give me list and a will bet you they didn\'t need 365 days of basketball to get it.  If your good your good, they will find you.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11638138">haha</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11638138" class="dsq-comment-message">Or a lotta hard work behind the scenes NOBODY sees. Kids that get bball scholarships usually just play bball.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11620402">Steve W.</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11620402" class="dsq-comment-message">I believe that by playing 3 sports in high could hurt you too Dan. Look at Colby Verge of Pinkerton. He was a 3-sport athlete  but never really excelled at any of them, now if he took more time into one, he could have been a stronger person in that sport. How many people do you know of out of Salem or in this area that would have the chace to gain a scholarship in any sport if they are 3-sport athlete?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11642240" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11642240">Dan Keleher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11642240" class="dsq-comment-message">Terry Doyle went to BC for baseball, also played basketball.  Pete Clifford Michigan St. football, also played basketball and track.  Tom Klemm went to St. John\'s for baseball, also played basketball and ran cross country.  Anthony Derosa went to St. Johns\'s played baseball, also played basketball.  Chris White went to St. Micheal\'s College plays basketball, also ran cross country and track.  Chris Scharon played football at Buffalo, also did track.  Tom Sweeney plays baseball at Iona, also ran cross country.  All of these athletes got scholarship money to play at college and the other sports that they play helped them achieve that.  This list is just off the top of my head I am sure there are more that I missed.  And this is just for Salem, I bet people out there can compile a list to prove my point.  I have witnessed to many times kids that "FOCUS" on one sport, and it very seldom works out for them, then I hear from the same kids "I wish I played football, basketball, etc.."  I don\'t think in my comments I mentioned the three sport athlete, I would just like to see more two sport athletes.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11648747">Steve W</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11648747" class="dsq-comment-message">I get your point, but those people were very at good those sports I don\'t really hear many people from Salem now who are really good at sports. I believe in just one sport if that what is best.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11649465">Dan Keleher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11649465" class="dsq-comment-message">Did you agree with Steve Savage playing just one sport?  He was by far the best basketball player in the state a few years ago.  What did all of that time focusing on basketball get him?  Playing for Daniel Webster.  I love this kid and know he was a good baseball player and probably could have had a great experience on the football field.  Why spend all that time on the on sport if the result is a division 3 college.  I will say it again, don\'t tell me that it\'s a good thing for kids to miss out on other high school sports.  You better be a more talented basketball player than Steve Savage if you want to go at least Division 2 ball.  I watch alot of basketball, most in NH, some of the christmas tourny, I have not seen too many players better than Steve.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11654068">steve</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11654068" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11654068" class="dsq-comment-message">Dan,<br><br>Maybe kids play only hoop becuase they have a love for it, it is their choice. Let the kids decide what they want to do.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11655355">Mike</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11655355" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with playing multiple sports but, here is the deal. Let\'s look at Basketball which has turned into a year round sport. In the Valley you have Hoops for Hope, AAU, etc.. and if you don\'t play don\'t even think about making the HS team.. The Coaches have implemented this system.. I can name many kids who are great athletes but play baseball(in season sport) and get shut out of the Basketball program because of this.. I actually know one kid who was told if you don\'t play in the summer don\'t try out..</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11655638" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11655638" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11655638">Dan Keleher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11655638" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11655638" class="dsq-comment-message">Mike, the athletic director of that school should be involved in that situation.  How does that happen?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11655891">Mike</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11655891" class="dsq-comment-message">Not many people are going to go cry to the AD.. the kid knows he will become an outcast in the school for being a rat.. just real world..</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11676685" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11676685">Summer of Love</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11676685" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11676685" class="dsq-comment-message">That\'s a twisted version of the truth.  What he was probably told was "Hey right now you\'re not good enough to play.  By playing in the summer you have a much better chance of making the team.  If you dont play, it will certainly not help you make the team".  Too many marginal players hear what they want to hear in those "come to Jesus" meetings.  Out in the parks these kids think they are all world, yet they can\'t play team ball to save their lives.  There isnt a varsity coach out there that thinks by playing for a summer team he\'ll become good enough to make the varsity team.  Summer ball is all about touches.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11655485" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11655485" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11655485">Dan Keleher</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11655485" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11655485" class="dsq-comment-message">Steve,  did you read any of my comments?  Maybe I care too much.  I will let the kids decide and then listen to the regrets.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11757294" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11757294" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11757294">granitom</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11757294" class="dsq-comment-message">Dan Keleher has it exactly right in all his posts.  But let\'s be honest, in the \'single sport athlete\' we\'re talking almost exclusively about basketball players playing other sports.  Nobody\'s wondering why football players aren\'t throwing the shot or running sprints on the track team because they are.  But if you look at the best hoops players in the area in the last ten years or so, most of them played only hoops.  And that\'s a shame because they clearly could have helped their schools in other sports.  Carson on the volleyball team?  Any number of Lawrence backcourt waterbugs on the track team?  You just hate to see a kid who\'s 17 going on 24 because he\'s playing his 97th AAU game of the summer.  They are kids, and anything that enhances their high school experience is a good thing.  If I recall, both LaPierre and Lucier played hoops while at the Prep.  Didn\'t seem to slow them down on the football field.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11779062" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11779062" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11779062">CentralFan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11779062" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11779062" class="dsq-comment-message">What a firestorm. It\'s a given in today\'s climate that a majority of kids chose a singular focus in sports. Many out of need, some out of choice, and yet others due to misplaced allegiance or tunnel vision. Sometimes there is just not enough time to aquire the necessary skill to excell in multiple sports. The HS athlete, lest us forget, requires academic skill as well. Put it all together and you can see why the 3 sport athlete is a virtually obsolete. Contrary to popular believe, it is impossible to walk out on the football, basketball, or baseball field and excell against athletes that train year round. In return though, we have some very skilled teenagers and some enjoyable sporting events. Personally, as a fan, I need a change. I prefer now to watch some good baseball and would hope the local scribes find an interesting game or two to cover. Love to watch a good "Summer" basketball game on occasion, but it\'s baseball season. Get your fill with Hoops for Hope and stop dreaming about pseudo-fantasy high school matchups. Let\'s face it, when it comes to Hoops nationally we are at the botton. How many McDonald\'s All Americans come from MA/NH. We\'ve had a plethora of baseball talent playing professionally and many more to come, so get out of the gym and watch some local baseball...one day you may see a player or two that you watched locally in the "bigs". Not going happen in hoops...that\'s for sure!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11834688">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11834688" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11834688" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11834688">me</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11834688" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11834688" class="dsq-comment-message">How can you say NH AAU is on a low level. I think we are forgeting that the RIVALS had to go to NH to get their starting 2 gaurd Jordan!! I also think we are forgeting the Carson is from NH and played NH AAU forever! And I also believe Madol is from NH, and wait so is Mike Thorpe! <br>So how about we leave the NH kids in NH and leave the MA kids in MA!<br>The jayhawks U17s arent even the best team in the program!Jayhawks chose not to go to CA because of the money.<br>Vin is horrible coach, he has the talent so they win. Its not hard to win when you have 6\'10,7\',6\'9 up front.<br>Hanell got his scholarship bc Romeo Diaz wasnt around, Marsden wont see a minute at SNHU.<br>Bartoldus is a mid major D1 prospect, he got hurt lst year and played 6 games. Dean is high D1 football prospect and has D2 basketball offers in. Stoyle will go to the Patriot or Ivy league, Nelson will be a D2 scholarship player.<br>Jayhawks and Rivals will be doing a camp together!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-11868631">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-11868631" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-11868631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-11868631">Hoop dad</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-11868631" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-11868631" class="dsq-comment-message">A few of my own observations about sports: When it comes to aau on a national level,Ma,NH are not even on the map. It does make players improve their game by going up against players much better than they are. If kids want to play 1 sport let them.Let them play as many sports as they want,it\'s their decision. Having kids involved in sports definately keeps them focused in their school work. Both my kids did very well with scholarship money. Coach Fazio should be considered coach of the year every year. He manages to get his team in the post season every year.</div>\
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	 </li>\
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