A Brief Tribute

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A Brief Tribute

Today is Will Leitch’s last day at Deadspin. If you don’t know who Leitch is, he’s not only a sheepish Midwesterner...

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Pre-Draft Thoughts: D.J. Augustin

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Pre-Draft Thoughts: D.J. Augustin

I watch a lot of college hoops so I feel reasonably familiar with this draft class, but having been raised in Austin I am a huge...

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The Gray Lady and I Have Similar Thoughts

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The Gray Lady and I Have Similar Thoughts

Today William Rhoden had a piece in the New York Times about Brandon Jennings, a top high school prospect out of Oak Hill Academy in...

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Across the Pond

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Across the Pond

I am conflicted about a recent development in professional basketball: European players actually choosing to play in Europe over the...

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Classic

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Classic

So YouTube completely bailed on me and I had to rewrite this post. If you want to see Garnett’s psycho/reflective/inspiring...

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"Anything is Possible"

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"Anything is Possible"

Wow. I’m blown away by the Celtics’ performance this evening. I try my hardest to shy away from hyperbole, from epic...

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Notes from Across the Association

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Rivers: So I love to hate on Doc Rivers, I really do. I think his in-game personnel and time management are mediocre at best (i.e. Sam...

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The Archives

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The Iceman and Pistol. Great Stuff. Gervin’s style was so smooth, but I love/am not surprised that Maravich is the more...

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Creative Destruction

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote a piece questioning why the Celtics and Spurs, two teams who play extremely similar basketball, are...

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Injury and Myth

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Injury and Myth

Last night Paul Pierce collapsed to the floor at TD Banknorth Garden, writhing in pain from a collision he and Kendrick Perkins had...

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Praise the Basketball Gods

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Praise the Basketball Gods

They have blessed us with that rarest of occurrences: There is actually basketball on tonight. I know, I also forgot the playoffs were...

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Embodies the Spirit

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Embodies the Spirit

So I don’t typically like to talk about politics on this blog. Or at least not partisan politics. I would argue that the...

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