March 2008
50 posts
Shocker →
For shits and giggles go back through the usual websites and look at all the posts from deranged Lakers fans pining for Chris Webber a few months ago.
this is legitimately funny. Flatbush! →
“Dick Vitale and his cohorts are shrill shills.”
– Charley Rosen
Western Conference Rankings 3/22
The Real Deal: Lakers SpursContenders: Jazz SunsThe Enigma: MavericksPotentially Scary w/ the Right Matchup: Hornets WarriorsNot Scary to Anybody: Rockets Nuggets
Team Audible's Retirement Fund, Part 2...
hinged on Gonzaga knowing how to fucking score in crunch time. American +20 Western Kentucky +4 Miami -1 Gonzaga +2 UPDATE: Gonzaga, like USC yesterday, is the 1 team in the 4-teamer that couldn’t pull it’s weight. Thanks for coming.
Team Audible's Retirement Fund...
hinges on this parlay: USC -2.5 Wisco -11 West Va. -2 Purdue -2.5 Don’t piss me off. UPDATE: So to recap, Wisconsin, West. Va & Purdue all covered handily. Tim Floyd is Public Enemy #1 and OJ Mayo is the next Harold Miner (Sharky’s words).
Dear CBS,
What the fuck are you thinking switching from USC/Kansas St. to the tip-off of Texas A&M/BYU?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“You better hope it ain’t one of us. You better hope it ain’t one of your boys....”
– Charles Barkley on Michael Jordan’s divorce
SI Shows Again Why It's Leagues Ahead of ESPN →
The Minotaur →
Lakers injuries might be a little more of a factor... →
Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza are both hurt and it increasingly looks like it is gonna be a big factor when it comes to the playoffs. Ariza is a defensive ace and somebody that can really help the Lakers. It looks like if he does come back this year it will be in the middle of the playoffs. That’s a tough time for anybody to come back in and find a rhythm, much less a young player...
Lawyer who threatened FireGeorgeKarl.com gets a... →
FreeDarko: Light the Boots and Files →
I used to not really back Free Darko, but it’s posts like this one that have turned me around rapidly. This is what RSS SHOULD be used for: off-kilter, irreverent and wholly bitchin’. In this post the excellent Bethlehem Shoals (who also posts semi-regularly at Deadspin.com and a few other sites) touches on the inanity of the “Player X vs. Player Y” arguments so popular...
Suns get impressive stats, not a lot of wins →
The Suns are now 3-5 with Shaq in the lineup. The trade has ruined what was one of the most popular franchises in the NBA. People loved the run-and-gun style of the Suns. They were very, very fun to watch and were really good for the NBA. They brought the “west coast” style of basketball back to the NBA in a big way and it’s really sad to see this trade ruin the team. It has...
Roma wins me money! →
Why Plaschke is so Loathable. →
Summer ‘07 was already ruined. Now BP, in typical BP fashion, is trying to piss me off again.
Wait, Webber is Still Playing? How's That Working... →
Not A Dude You Want to Hire. Ever. →
FireGeorgeKarl.com Gets a Threatening Email from... →
Kelly Dwyer Defends Himself Against 4000 Raving... →
“The doctor told me everything looked fine except he thinks the Suns trade is...”
– Jim Oberhouse, a Suns season-ticket holder for 40 years
Prominent NBA Blogger Gets Ripped, Responds
UPDATE: The whole comment section was taken down over at SportsHubLA. I’m not really sure why. I think fair points were raised and nothing really seemed to get that out of hand. I’ve got the original post and its comments cached, but seeing how the original poster (David Neiman) wants it down I’ll leave it alone. I will post my particular comment I made at the site, though...
Lue Signs with the Mavs →
This is actually a pretty solid move for the Mavs. Lue is pretty good little guard. He’s a solid 3-point shooter (43.5%) and he’ll really help the Mavs when Jason Kidd is on the bench. The Mavs are increasingly looking like the Steve Nash era Mavs in that they’re a very up-tempo team. I really hope to see a Mavs vs. Suns playoff matchup where, in the ultimate irony, the Mavs...
Bill Simmons Gets Called Out: Part 22,844
I read Simmons all the time, and I listen to his podcast religiously (it’s back today!). He gets a lot of heat, but he’s still one of the best bloggers/Internet journos around. He does have his fair-share of bullshit points though. One of them is that he continually postulates that people his age didn’t get laid (as much) in college because it was in the middle of the AIDS...
More Musings on Kobe @ FreeDarko →
Western Conference Rankings 3/3/08
The Favorite: Lakers Contenders: Spurs Mavs Jazz Gotta like ‘em: Hornets The Unknown: Suns Rockets Spunky, but ultimately too anemic: Warriors Portland Don’t scare anybody: Nuggets Lottery Fo Sho: Everyone Else
Straight Bangin': 24 > 23 →
A post detailing one bloggers opinion that Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan. I couldn’t agree more. I would take Kobe Bryant over Jordan on my team any day of the week. He is a better shooter for sure. He’s also more acrobatic and has better balance. The thing Michael Jordan had (has) is extremely large hands. This is very helpful in basketball and that, along with the fact he was a...
“I just left it short and you never can leave it short if you want it to go in,...”
– Jason Kidd on his free throw miss. Deep stuff.
The Shaquille Fallout Continues →
Bill Plaschke Actually Writes Something Decent! →
I loathe Bill Plaschke. I have literally cancelled two LA Times subscriptions because of him, but this piece on Jerry Buss is very good. It’s nice that the Lakers organization is being so vindicated by the simultaneous rise of the Lakers and the complete disintegration of the overpaid player formerly known as Shaquille O’Neal.
Sad, Sad Suns Fans Begin to Realize the Mistake... →
It still amazes me the sell job the Suns, Steve Kerr and various media tools at ESPN put on this trade. The reality is that Shaq is so washed up that he’s become the fat guy in the pickup game that plays center because, hey, at least he can clog the lane and maybe get you a few boards. It’s no matter he’s a complete liability on defense and may quite possibly concuss every...
“You’re telling me you can’t get pumped up and come out with fire?...”
– Shawn Marion
An Open Letter to ESPN
From: “sharky h. towers” Date: March 2, 2008 7:47:37 PM PST To: espnpr@espn.com Subject: Doris Burke If I have not written this to the right spot, would you please forward it to the appropriate parties? Thanks in advance. ————————————— Dear ESPN Producers and Executives- I am writing to let ESPN know...
Fire George Karl? Fire whoever traded for Allen... →
