The 2015-2016 NBA season is upon us – and it’s as if no one knew about it. I mean, given the whoopla surrounding the NFL, the excitement of college football (especially the last two weekends in Ann Arbor and Atlanta),… Read More ›
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The Knicks’ Draft Sucked
At the risk of putting my health in harm’s way, I’m going to discuss my beloved New York Knicks’ draft. My Knicks selected Latvian big man Kristaps Porzingis with the fourth overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. This was… Read More ›
LeBron Has Nothing to Be Ashamed of
The Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the new world champion Golden State Warriors in six games last night. Check that, LeBron James fell to the new world champion Golden State Warriors in six games. I know LeBron is now 2-4 in… Read More ›
A Quick 2015 NBA Playoff Finals Preview
This is going to be a weird NBA Finals of sorts to me. The 2015 Finals are the first where I truly do not have a rooting interest – a dog in the fight, if you will. Both the Cleveland… Read More ›
The Bulls Are Nuts for Firing Thibodeau…
There are many ways to describe the Chicago Bulls’ firing of head coach Tom Thibodeau. Asinine. Nutty. Flat out stupid. I mean how else should one describe firing a head coach who changed the losing culture of a post-Jordan/Phil Jackson… Read More ›
A Quick (and Late) 2015 NBA Playoff Preview: the Conference Finals
Before I get started with this rather tardy 2015 NBA conference finals preview, let me first give the Los Angeles Clippers a quick shout-out for making me look rather stupid for picking them to win the Western Conference before the… Read More ›
A Rather Quick 2015 NBA Playoffs Preview: Second Round
What an amazing first round! By the that I mean the Clippers and Spurs series going the distance. Homecourt advantage was nearly nonexistent in what was easily the best series in the first round. The road team won FOUR times. … Read More ›