Sentences with phrase «shot at picking»

The map is one of two proposed maps that a court - appointed special master — in this case a political science professor at University of California, Irvine — released in November 2015 that would give Democrats a shot at picking up another seat.

Democrats are hoping an open seat will give them a greater shot at picking up the seat.

Democrats feel they have a very good shot at picking up the seat, thanks in part to their overwhelming enrollment advantage.

Several Chicago agencies have an outside shot at picking up at least the creative portion of Ace «s estimated $ 20 million - a-year broadcast advertising account, which since 1983 has been the responsibility of Pierson & Flynn; or they might win a project.

Not exact matches

«Yesterday, The Fix asked readers for your third - party picks — a candidate that could actually have a shot at winning the presidency in 2012,» the Washington Post said, «Here are your top picks...»

More than $ 516,000 in bonuses was paid out, including «knockout of the night,» «submission of the night,» and «fight of the night» — the latter going to Thamesford, Ontario native Mark Hominick, who picked up $ 129,000 for his (unsuccessful) shot at the UFC featherweight belt against Brazilian - born Jose Aldo.

In years past, there might be a handful of teams fighting for last in the NBA and the 25 % shot at the first overall draft pick (and assurance that you'd fall no lower than fourth) that comes with it.

The Enquirer took a number of smaller shots at Cruz as the primary wrapped up, including describing Carly Fiorina as a «homewrecker» after Cruz announced she would be his pick for vice president if he were nominated.

We could make a few bad decisions with our independence because their reasoning was that it was better to fail while they were there to help pick up the pieces than to send us out into the world for the first shot at failure.

Picking in a religion gives you a 1:1000 shot at making it into heaven, though a.1 % chance is still better than no chance, I believe that even if you have no faith in any god whatever god you may face at judgment day, you have a better chance of getting in, living a good life without faith than living a life with belief in a different god, as gods are usually jealous and would not like you believing in a different god.

I even picked up the super fresh pea shoots that I used for this recipe at a local farm last week.

You're lucky this even made it to post, because I kept picking at it as I was trying to shoot.

I keep my camera set on aperture - priority, so I pick the aperture and the camera figures the correct shutter speed, and I try to take lots of shots at different apertures.

Warriors can just pick one or two guys to defend at a time, knowing that no one else can consistently make shots.

Rooney's side saw a lot of the play in a game they will feel disappointed not to have picked up at least a point, having had 70 per cent possession, and limiting Chelsea to only two shots on target.

The team with the worst record in the NBA currently has a 25 percent shot at the top pick.

Adrian Wojnarowski, who yesterday took a shot at an ESPN writer, tweeted on Wednesday that the Cleveland Cavaliers offered a package that included the No. 1 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft for Kevin Love.

Especially in pick - and - pop situations, the Suns» second - round selection was deadly, also shooting at a 40 % clip.

And if Louisville picks one up today, another shot at the Virginia Cavaliers would await in tomorrow's quarterfinals.

You have an equal shot at the first pick.

LAURIE KOEHN, G, Kansas State RANGE: The 5» 8» sophomore, who's shooting a giddy 44.1 % from beyond the arc, is so feared when firing treys that defenders pick her up at half - court.

Maye probably thought he had a good shot at intercepting the pass and then bolting about 100 yards for a game - turning pick - six.

L.A.'s draft pick situation is tenuous, but the Lakers can't be too patient lest they lose their best shot at a star in years.

With their picks at No. 29 and No 32, the Thunder may be able to snag Glen Rice Jr. (scouting report), who would fit as a wing with a good shot.

Furthermore, they not only break as easily as clays when hit by a load of shot but they shatter in a burst of brilliant color in sunlight or under floodlights at night, and their tracerlike trajectories make ice pigeons easier for shooters to pick up and follow.

So I think the advantage (in a general sense) of having two top four picks would be two shots at that player vs. hoping to cumulatively exceed the value of one player with the «lesser» two.

The trendy pick to beat Baylor and Duke in the South won't get a shot at either after coming out flat against Colorado and not having enough gas in the tank to complete a furious second half rally.

Basically the teams that want him, pick in his projected range and know they have a realistic shot at obtaining him are the teams that are gonna visit with him.

NBA coaches only have at most two jobs: «Teach # 1 Overall Picks How to Shoot Basketball Correctly Because They Can't Be Expected to Already Know» and wear a suit or sport coat to each game.

If they traded us the 12, yeah, you'd have a shot at trading down and picking up a 2, but even then you don't end up with a 3 in that mix.

Ferland, who hit the crossbar in the opening minutes of the game, picked up the loose puck and beat Bernier with a high shot close in at 19:09.

It's a good spot for having a shot at a falling player, and if a player doesn't fall, it's a good spot to have the pick of the litter of many appealing lesser - priority position prospects... while also being a quality trade - down position.

He had a terrible season at duke, but if he wasn't off in his shooting he would easily be considered as a top 10 pick

The 6 - foot - 3, 175 - pound shooting guard will have to sit out a season at whichever school he ends up picking.

Myles Turner, Oladipo's primary pick - setter, also shoots beyond the arc, a few steps within it, and at the rim — he isn't finishing particularly well in the latter area, but seven - footers in the paint naturally attract attention.

With Rajon Rondo out for at least the first couple weeks of the season, No. 6 overall pick Marcus Smart is going to give being a true point guard a shot.

But a couple of things held him back: His spotty jump shot had scouts projecting him as, at best, a second - round pick; and Tennessee's 77 — 75 loss to Oklahoma State in the first round of the NCAA tournament was eating him up inside.

And, with Pick # 2/47 (from Arizona) they'd possibly get a shot at CB Carlton Davis (great - fit CB prospect) and with Pick # 3/97 possibly TE Ian Thomas.

Since UCLA has such a comfortable talent advantage, he is able to pick his spots and stick to what he's good at — shooting and distributing.

An elite shot - blocker and rebounder, Tavares has natural instincts on the defensive end and is especially talented at recovering after pick - and - roll hedges.

Nogle: The first move here is to pick up the phone and start making phone calls to see if anyone wants to jump in front of the Buffalo Bills for a shot at Josh Allen (I'm looking at you, Arizona Cardinals).

Obviously the ball was picked off, and their shot at beating Texas A&M and staying undefeated went out the window.

If we had to pick only two teams for a shot at the title, that is a pretty good pair.

What I do nt like about him is his lack / fear of shooting at goal... but as Sanchez will be there then he will do most of the shooting and Ozil may pick up some more assists (fine by me).

And with such a slight difference in the shot at the top pick, there's notably less incentive.

Former first - round pick Kyle Fuller has a shot at receiving the tag after a bounce - back year at cornerback in 2017.

Xhaka, who I like, or at least I like the Xhaka who plays for the Swiss national squad, has shown to be in way over his head in the premiership... of course he showed late in the year that he can stretch the field with the long ball but our squad isn't really set - up for that style of play... most of his long passes are in the air not on the ground and our squad without Giroud, which should have been sold the minute the transfer window officially opened, is one of the smallest in England... we need someone who can pick out the runs of our forwards in the lanes and who is fast enough to come forward into space without conceding his defensive responsibilities... we rarely see him shoot or even be in a position on the field to do so, we rarely, if ever, see him used for set pieces and it appears that the only person at the club who has ever coached him up when it comes to tackling is Coq, which explains his atrocious disciplinary record... maybe it's me but didn't you see him coming in and contributing more from an offensive perspective, with his killer left foot, than a deep - lying midfielder... if that wasn't the case we are the stupidest team alive for taking him over Kante

You make the invalid assumption that every game had a true 50 % probability and that the handicapper had no advantage at all and could only pick games at random probability of 50 %, and then told us that ending up with exactly a 70 % ressult (as opposed to 70.4 % or 71.2 % is a one in a trillion shot.

The real problem here is that we shoot ourselves in the foot in games we have a good chance to at least pick up a point.

While at times their defense seemed to pick up and their shots would fall, they couldn't shake the Pacers.