The Tinsley scale

In Physics, one can only meaningfully measure a quantity if one has a set of units with which to do so. Therefore in this spirit, in order to quantify boneheaded play in a basketball game, the International Standards Organization has designated the microTinsley as the standard unit of Bonosity.

In last nights game against the Suns, experts measured a field of 1.2 Tinsleys coming from the Pacer's Jamaal Tinsley, with a peak of 4 Tinsleys measured in the overtime period.

In related news, engineers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, have been working non-stop since the beginning of the season to contain a potentially catastrophic release of Bonosity from Madison Square Garden.

"We're the guys they call in to deal with disaster areas", said J. Frank Parnell, lead field engineer for NIST, "and this one could break at any time. But I must say, we're mystified to see this thing still standing right now, and we don't quite understand it. After all, if two planes on 9/11 could bring down three skyscrapers in NYC, then the persistent high levels of Bonosity measured here should have demolished the Knicks organization a long time ago. I have to tell you, we're worried. Our guys just measured a field of 10 Tinsleys, on Wednesday night, centered around Isiah Thomas. And as we've seen in the past, we expect to see similar and possibly bigger outbursts of Bonosity persist into the foreseeable future. The best we can hope for is that when the whole thing does finally collapse, we can contain it."