The Metamorphosis

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  Us fans are easily swayed by streaks. The winning kind make us salivate at the questionable algebra: (surprisingly excellent...

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The other shot

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  I promised to write a short post about Manu Ginobili’s almost-triple. I keep putting my hands to the keyboard,...

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He came from Brazil

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  During the regular season, his “upside” (an euphemism for height and athleticism, usually, or just height in this...

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First blood

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Three close games have come and gone, and in each one the outcome has only been decided in the final seconds, in the final play. We...

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The right five

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  As a fan, I approach the game today with a high level of uncertainty I cannot shake off – despite the have-been-theres,...

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Of balanced offenses and other mythical monsters

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Maybe the most difficult thing for a fan is to pick himself up after a close, hard-fought, all-out game like today’s. I imagine...

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