It’s been a few days since my lazy ass decided to inject some wisdom into the blogosphere, so I’ve got a little catching up to do. This post may be long but I guarantee you will at least chuckle, smirk, or curse at your computer screen.
Saturday April 5th
This was a scary day for me, and indeed [...]

Check out Part I of my look at this year’s MVP candidates.
#6 Tim Duncan
If you’re bemused that I have Tim Duncan this high up the rankings despite his numbers being at a career-low and the brilliant play of Manu, just get one thing in your head: Tim Duncan has been an MVP candidate every [...]

Been a crazy couple of days in the L. Lets reflect.
I laughed hard at Caron after his post-game brain fade against the Celtics when he said the Wizards were aiming at a championship. Well, I laughed even harder when those same Wizards got beaten by the Knicks two days ago. A loss to the Knicks [...]

Day 1 of the season. Oh how I’ve waited for you. The endless months spent in anticipation, the speculation about the flashy new rookies, the desperate need for another NBA game to wipe away the foul memories of last year’s Finals series. Yes, the best eight months of the year have started, and here’s what [...]

They couldn’t be more worlds apart. One sport is played by lean, leaping giants, throwing a round ball into a small hoop with five-man teams running end-to-end on shiny wooden floor boards. The other is played by tough, rugged warriors trying to kick an impossible egg-shaped ball over a grass paddock 180 meters long through [...]

See parts two and three
A lot has been written about how this current USA Men’s Basketball Team is following in the footsteps of the original all-conquering Dream Team of 1992. The first resemblance is obvious: they’re winning. Unlike the last couple of USA Basketball Teams this one is winning and already has a gold medal. [...]

Day 42: Nine in a Row
From a Detroit fan’s perspective, thats the only way to look at it… nine in a row. Since playing arguably our best game in the playoffs in game 3 against the Bulls, Detroit have played nine very ordinary, average-at-best games. That is an incredible streak of poor form to have [...]