The casual nature of that relationship is reflected in Valve's attitude about releasing the new mode -- Team Fortress 2's VR-enabling update in the coming weeks is essentially a giant beta test in which Valve will measure and analyze the way TF2 players interact with virtual reality hardware.
He is averaging 13.1 points over his last six games, and he's relishing his role as a safety valve whenever the Knicks' guards encounter obstacles on their way to the hoop.
Helen Parise, a Boston University statistician, argued at a session at the ACC meeting that because of the way that study was designed, it managed to show both that the valve was non-inferior and statistically inferior.