First night of the season and I’m already disappointed. Would it have been so hard for the Mavs to trot out some exciting young talent last night? I watch Dirk with the knowledge that he’s going to disintegrate soon. I need fresh faces to keep those thoughts in the background. Looking at their roster, never…
Read MoreDay: October 28, 2014
Terrence Jones 16 Points Full Highlights (10/28/2014)
An annual pastime of a basketball fan is participating in “bold prediction” discussions. This is where fans display their homerism by pegging their awful team for a playoff berth or auguring by the birds in the sky that their favorite scrubby player will score 20 a game. Conversely, predictions not involving their favorite team tend…
Read MoreCarlos Boozer 17 Points Lakers Debut Full Highlights (10/28/2014)
Carlos banged his fist on the desk in anger. “What do you mean, ‘quarterly losses of 22 million?’” I thought you said this was a sure thing, Travis!” Travis, CEO of Booze Cruise Unlimited, shrunk away from his angry investor. “It is, Carlos, it is. We just need more money. People love you, man, and…
Read MoreRyan Anderson 22 Points Full Highlights (10/28/2014)
Pelicans new court: yeah or nah? I mean, it’s just got a pair of big old pelicans inside the three point arcs. It’s either awesome^2 or maximal lameitude. Keep this anecdote in mind while arriving at a decision: I was watching the pregame stuff for this game and they showed Ryan Anderson walking out on…
Read MoreTobias Harris 25 Points Full Highlights (10/28/2014)
There is always some disorientation when a new NBA season starts. I pay fairly close attention to the goings-on around the league during the offseason, but it makes no difference; Luke Ridnour in a Magic jersey just doesn’t jive. And I refuse to believe that a player named “Kostas Papanikolaou” exists. He’s surely a conjuration…
Read MoreAaron Gordon 11 Points Magic Debut Full Highlights (10/28/2014)
Slumbering serenely in my bed, I dreamt of all the normal subjects: females, unrecognized anxieties, food, and things that my waking brain does not let me recall. Whatever my dream was at that moment, it didn’t matter, for I felt myself being poked in the back, and I awoke. My girlfriend Nadine often does this…
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