I needed to see that third quarter explosion last night. Before it the Wade /James mash up felt … manageable. What I mean is I thought I could wrap my head around it, compare it to other phenomena, make predictions about its outer limits. In short, I thought I understood. I was wrong. 1 + [...]
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A Reluctant Fan Welcomes Back the NBA with Unopen Arms 1 comment
The Lebron-Wade Show Goes Live Leave a comment
Christmas in August: The NBA as a Five-Course Meal Leave a comment
Ahhh, the NBA has released the first slate of marquee games. It’s as if the league higher ups sense when hoops junkies like me start to go through withdrawal and need a little somethin’ somethin’ to hold me over. Damn, they’re good.
Sharing the Burden: League Losses, Luxury Taxes and the Next Collective Bargaining Agreement, Pt. 1 Leave a comment
Podcast Episode 4, Pt. I: Washington’s Dilemma: To Void or Not to Void Leave a comment
In this episode Dax and Mark get into a fierce debate about Gilbert’s contract situation. Will the NBA follow the NFL’s punishment protocol? How will the league’s “double jeopardy” policy impact the arbitrator? Do the Wizards really want to cut their soon-to-be former star loose for nothing in return? All sorts of issues are at play, just [...]
Are the Wizards Gettin’ Off Scot Free in DC? Leave a comment
The Rise and Fall on an Iconoclast, Pt 3 of 3 1 comment
The final part of a three-part series analyzing the rise and fall of Allen Iverson. Part 3 focuses on the impact the new metics had on Iverson’s legacy
The Rise and Fall of an Iconoclast, Pt 2 of 3 1 comment
Part 2 in an 3 part series about the impact and meaning of Allen Iverson’s career.
Lack of criticism = Lack of credibility 1 comment
“Pay No Attention to that Man behind the curtain!” … I guess the Great and Powerful Oz has spoken. Or at least the Great and Powerful Commissioner Stern has. You felt it during the ’02 Game 6 Western Conference Finals between Los Angeles and Sacramento. My brother (the consummate conspiracy theorist) knew that something was [...]
The 2011-2012 NBA season is barely two weeks old and already the machine is in full effect mode. League headlines have been an almost daily occurrence. The retirement of promising young Portland star Brandon Roy; Jeff Green’s season-ending, contract voiding heart ailment; Nets owner Mikhail Portokohov’s campaign presidency; Kobe’s divorce; Lamar Odom‘s dis; Dwight Howard’s [...]