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I’m 50 years old. When I walk into work, nobody wants to talk to me, not even make eye contact, until I’ve had my coffee. It’s why my co-workers know to have a fresh pot brewing as I walk through Continue reading Crotchety Pop
Well, it’s finally over. Thank goodness! This season, all any basketball fan could talk about was the bad blood between Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. It was the most bitter breakup professional sports had seen in years. It wasn’t long Continue reading Closure, finally.
“Anything is possible!” In 2008, Kevin Garnett shouted those words minutes after winning his first and only title as an NBA big man. Earlier that season, he and Ray Allen defected from their franchises to join Paul Pierce and others Continue reading Anything is possible… unless it’s not: Rays’ roster now regrettably unrecognizable
Remember the old joke about the guy who walks into the doctor’s office and says “Hey, Doc. It hurts when I do this,” only to have the doctor advise him to simply stop doing it? Apparently, Darrelle Revis isn’t familiar Continue reading Chumpservations, Vol. 29: Tweets, death threats, fake penises, chicken mcnuggets and dookie chains
The Milwaukee Bucks fired their interim coach on Wednesday. His name was Jim Boylan. Boylan took over for Scott Skiles when Skiles left the team in early January. In his absence, Boylan and the Bucks made the playoffs but were Continue reading Milwaukee Bucks fire head coach, no one notices
“If you leave me now, you take away the biggest part of me” -Chicago
I think I’m gonna be sick. As the NBA powers-that-be play musical chairs this off-season, i.e., Steve Nash to L.A., Ray Allen to Miami, Dwight Howard to nowhere, something occurred to me that, as an Orlando Magic fan, absolutely makes Continue reading Orlando performs Magic act by making laughing stock out of basketball team
“We had nothing left.” – Doc Rivers
I wasn’t really planning on writing an NBA Playoff preview this post-season. As most of you know, I’ve already put all my eggs in the Miami Heat’s basket (although I found tempting value in both the Lakers at +1000 and Continue reading Holding Court, Vol. 3: Better Late Than Never First Round NBA Playoff Predictions
How the 2011 NBA Playoffs have turned into March Madness Continue reading Upset Central in the NBA Playoffs: Hawks and Hornets and Grizzlies, Oh My!
