What an awesome start to the NBA restart! Competitive games. Breakout stars. Dudes coming out of nowhere (TJ Warren, Caris LeVert, Gary Trent, Jr.). All of that followed by an epic play-in game won by the Portland Trail Blazers. And… Read More ›
NBA Playoffs
Gonna Be a Wild Ending to the ‘Bubble Boy’ NBA
The bizarro world that is 2020 continues. One of the gifts that this shitty year has brought us is COVID-19, which has made the sports world punt (pardon the pun). Several college conferences announced they would be playing conference-only opponents… Read More ›
2019 NBA Playoff Preview: Conference Championship
THIS, right here, is the round I have been waiting on. I mean, with all due respect to the conference semis, I just wanted to see the NBA’s final four. I’m sure most of y’all agree with me. So let’s… Read More ›
2019 NBA Playoffs: Conference Semis
Sorry for the delayed preview. If you have ‘Endgame’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ going on (and in my case, ‘Gotham’), you’d understand. Priorities, DAMMIT! At any rate, here is how I see the conference semifinals shaping out — BEFORE they… Read More ›
2019 NBA Playoff Preview
Now that the long regular season is over, the REAL season begins: the NBA playoffs. There is a lot to look forward to what should be the most wide-open tournament in recent memory. Oh, that LeBron James fella won’t be… Read More ›
The World’s Quickest 2018 NBA Playoff Preview: Conference Finals
After an exciting opening round, the second round was a little more, let’s say, SHORT. Three of the four conference semifinals ending in “gentlemen sweeps” (five games). The other series? A four game sweep by the Cavaliers over the Baby… Read More ›
What Should the Future Hold for the Toronto Raptors?
I meant to write this rant the evening of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ sweep of the Toronto Raptors. In fact, I was so disgusted with the Baby Dinosaurs I was ready to write those jokers off altogether. Then I slept on… Read More ›