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Gaps narrowed, coaches embittered and efforts not worth their weight in gold: The Currently Troubling Case of Team USA Basketball

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Chris Humpherys — 6 Comments ↓

I’m in a pissed off mood and about to blaspheme a legend so fasten up. Riddle me this, Batman. Why is Gregg Popovich coaching this Olympic USA Basketball team? To be perfectly clear from the outset, Coach Pop is an Continue reading Gaps narrowed, coaches embittered and efforts not worth their weight in gold: The Currently Troubling Case of Team USA Basketball→

Ten pressing questions about today’s (and tomorrow’s) NBA

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Chris Humpherys — 7 Comments ↓

1… Was the Toronto Raptors winning the title good for the league? In a word, yes. Just as Golden State three-peating would have been good for the league, introducing new blood is never a bad thing. The league and its Continue reading Ten pressing questions about today’s (and tomorrow’s) NBA→

Crotchety Pop

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Chris Humpherys — 6 Comments ↓

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→

Warriors spur San Antonio, draw first blood

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Chris Humpherys — 14 Comments ↓

Up until about 3:29 pm on Sunday afternoon, every basketball fan in America had penciled the Golden State Warriors into the NBA Finals. I mean, why not? They rattled off another 67-win season, had just swept two straight playoff series Continue reading Warriors spur San Antonio, draw first blood→

Two times it’s okay to lose a wager

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Chris Humpherys — 6 Comments ↓

When it comes to losing money, I do it with flair. Don’t get me wrong. I’d much rather win all my wagers, kick back in the Caribbean sipping rum drinks out of pineapples and freely pilot my Learjet to Las Continue reading Two times it’s okay to lose a wager→

Identity and the Golden State Warriors

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Chris Humpherys — 14 Comments ↓

We talk a lot about identity in sports, how the greatest teams over time, as a collective, develop a specific identity all their own. The Detroit Bad Boy Pistons of the late 1980s had a clear-cut identity. If you drove Continue reading Identity and the Golden State Warriors→

Remembering Tim Duncan

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Chris Humpherys — 14 Comments ↓

Having written 400-plus posts about basketball over the last nine years, I felt it would be grossly irresponsible of me not to write a proper tribute to Tim Duncan. Here’s what Tim Duncan meant to me and to the game Continue reading Remembering Tim Duncan→

Playoff thoughts: NBA edition

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Chris Humpherys — 12 Comments ↓

I’ve had a few of you write in lately and ask me to chime in on the NBA playoffs. Considering a) I’ve been working a ton, b) the playoffs are just now starting to get interesting and c) I’ve actually Continue reading Playoff thoughts: NBA edition→

Calling for the four-peat: My personal challenge to the Golden State Warriors

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Chris Humpherys — 14 Comments ↓

Well, we’re at the NBA All-Star break and this just in: The Golden State Warriors are really good. They are 48-4. No, that is not a typo. In late January, over a five-game stretch, the defending champions beat the Cavs, Continue reading Calling for the four-peat: My personal challenge to the Golden State Warriors→

Grooming the next Tim Duncan

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Chris Humpherys — 11 Comments ↓

I had an interesting conversation about hoops with the Ice Cream Man the other day. In the wake of one of the league’s smallest markets signing this summer’s biggest free agent, he said San Antonio was “grooming the next Tim Continue reading Grooming the next Tim Duncan→