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The New York Knicks, In One Tidy End-Of-Game Bungling
Here are your 2013 New York Knicks, Knicksing it up in Madison Square Garden against the Washington Wizards. The Wizards, incidentally, hadn't won in New York since 2006. We say hadn't because the Knicks decided the best defense is none at all and just let a returning Bradley Beal drive unfettered ...
Which NBA Coaches Are Best At Designing Plays During Timeouts?
There is something impossibly satisfying about watching a team come out of a timeout and run an ornately designed play that springs someone for a wide-open look or an easy layup. A gorgeous play there, a nonsense turnover here, the very best reputations might be well won over years, but overall, our...
Packers Rally, Revive Dumb "Tony Romo Is A Choker" Narrative
The Packers were down 26-3 at halftime. They won the game 37-36. It is all Tony Romo's fault, apparently....
Mike D'Antoni Throws Some Major Shade At Pau Gasol
The Lakers are hanging in there, but Pau Gasol, who was supposed to be a dependable and veteran presence in the general absence of either, has put up career-lows (or nearly so) in almost every category. Gasol says he's being used wrong. Mike D'Antoni says Pau's just dogging it....
Watch David Stern Choking In Slow Motion, Because It Is Fun
David Stern had a drinking problem last night while in attendance at last night's Clippers-Nets game in Brooklyn. He just so happened to choke while on TNT's camera, meaning we can exploit it for our own artistic/deviant purposes....
Report: Knicks Might Try Drafting In The First Round For Once
When the reports started coming down yesterday that the Knicks were seeking Kyle Lowry from the Raptors in exchange for a package including a 2018 first-rounder, it sounded eminently logical. Not in the "that's a smart move" sense, but in the "of course the Knicks are going to give up on a draft tha...
Atlanta Hawks Cheerleaders Star In Awful <em>Sharknado</em> Spoof
Hey, the Atlanta Hawks: What the hell?...
One Green Bay Fan's Ritualistic Attempt To Heal Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers is still out with a broken collarbone, and Green Bay fans are resorting to pretty much anything to bring him back. Anything. You would too, if you had to watch Matt Flynn in meaningful games....
The Return Of Marvin Williams Was More Important Than We Thought
Remember Kobe's weird video announcing his comeback with his Lakers jersey writhing around set to epic music? (And how it went on for far too long?) A clever Utah Jazz fan created a similar production for Wednesday's return of future Hall of Famer Marvin Williams, who came back from a four-game abse...
Does More Ball Movement Help An NBA Offense, Or Just Waste Time?
What counts as good NBA ball movement? The "seven seconds or less" theory developed by Mike D'Antoni's Phoenix Suns contends that teams are more efficient earlier in the shot clock (they are), and that the best strategy is, consequently, to get a shot off quickly with relatively few touches on the b...
John Henson And His T-Shirt Think The NCAA Is A Scam
Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson spent three years at the University of North Carolina before jumping to the NBA, and it looks like those three years as a Tar Heel left him with a pretty solid understanding of what the NCAA is really about. You're all right, John Henson....
NBA TV Asks Couple "When's The Wedding?" Dude Responds: "Ohhh, Shit"
This is such a weird interview. In a segment featuring a couple selected as "Fans Of The Week" before the Heat-Pacers game last night, the NBA TV crew began razzing Jake Moran and questioning why his lady friend, Georgia, was with him. Georgia stood by Jake and so Greg Anthony cut right to the chas...
Josh Smith And The Deeply Constipated Offense Of The Detroit Pistons
Coming into this season, the Detroit Pistons were flagged by a lot of advanced metrics as a likely candidates for a sneaky good year. Instead, Detroit, and especially its offense, has been among the most comically misshapen teams in recent history. ...
Dwight Howard Ate All The Sugar
There was a very odd, long story on CBS Sports earlier this week that read uncomfortably like an infomercial for "Dr. Cate" Shanahan, an inventor of a pseudo-paleodiet who's been brought on by the Lakers as a nutritional consultant. I want to bring this passage about Dwight Howard to your attention....
Mark Emmert Rowed Back On The One-And-Done Rule Today
NCAA president Mark Emmert spoke at a public forum earlier today, and he said some surprising things about the one-and-done rule that prevents high school basketball players from skipping college and jumping straight to the NBA. ...
This Hilarious Knicks Fan's Rant Is The Epitome Of Knicks Fandom
Believe it or not, the Knicks' 41-point loss to the Celtics this Sunday has at least one fan fed up. This video from said disgruntled fan could be the new manifesto for Knicks fandom nation-wide. While it's probably in some part staged, everything "Billy" says is gospel....
The Heat Still Have A Roy Hibbert-Sized Problem In Indiana
Last night's Heat-Pacers game marked the first time the two teams had met since last season's Eastern Conference Finals, a thrilling seven-game series that the Pacers nearly stole by driving a mack truck with the number 55 on it through the Heat's undersized front court. If the game proved anything,...
NAIA Allows Thunder Fan To Keep $20,000 Prize From Halfcourt Shot
Good news! This is no longer bullshit....