Kevin Love got benched for the entire fourth quarter against Orlando last night, in a game the Cavs were losing. The Cavs went on to win this game by a comfortable margin after their small ball defensive alignment allowed just 12 point in the quarter. Yes, Kevin Love was benched because he couldn’t, or wouldn’t,…
Back for part two of our trip ’round the (NBA) world. Part one can be found here, so find it already. “Trevor Ariza only plays well in contract years, will be a disaster with Houston” in a bogus statement Really, this is the kind of stuff that annoys me to death. It’s a lazy narrative, started…
Opinions. Everyone has them. The internet is proof of that much. When it came to writing another NBA preview I could have done what everyone does, or done something wacky like the time I tried comparing teams to old rap albums. At the end of the day, I opted to save some time (and sanity)…
You know what this team is? It’s the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It’s New Coke. It’s Major Shake. In more succinct terms, it’s the kind of colossal banana-in-the-tailpipe that occurs when stupid people with stupid ideas are placed in charge of billion dollar businesses, and are allowed to let their (completely unjustified, unearned) ego call the…
It sucks. I know. But first things first, let’s get a grip on the reality of this situation. The NFL is bulletproof. Period. It’s an inarguable point, so don’t you go tryin’. So let that crucial fact sink in for the sake of context, and the rest of what I say will make sense. The NFL blew…
Yep. Never thought I’d say this, but I’m starting to change my tune. Sure, Jimmy Buss’ reign of terror has been a non-stop erotic cabaret of blunders, misreads and baffling decisions. But, if nothing else, it’s also been endlessly fascinating. Of course, it depends on your interpretation of that word, as well as what you,…
What can we say about Basketball reporting and/or journalism in 2014? It is what it is, man. I mean, we’re left with but a few choices in this anything-goes shitfest of scurrilous rumors, half-truths and just plain transparently made-up bullshit attributed to the oh-so-ubiquitous “sources”. You can either: A) Read everything, pretend it’s all real…
So sick of writing about the miserable, wart-infested, woebegone Jim Buss era. I’d rather not, really. I’d prefer to just let the rest of this season play itself out as quickly and quietly as possible, as the Lakers dress their 8 remaining un-injured guys and finish out the string in a half empty Staples Center.…
And honestly, I wish there were more like him. In 2014, nothing is that real. Or not much, anyway. The world we live in now is all about appearances, about image, and mostly it’s about what you should not, or cannot, say without repercussions. For anyone over thirty, I imagine it’s taken you some time…
Yeah, it’s been a rough ride for Minnesota in the 21st century, from Kevin McHale’s failure to build a contender around Kevin Garnett (save for the one Sam Cassell, Latrell Sprewell year) to the Joe Smith debacle to the dreaded Kahn era and beyond, it’s safe to say the last decade or so has been…
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