The Cavs how now won the NBA lottery for the third time in four years. This record of success at picking ping pong balls has led some to question whether this shows that the system is broken. Bill Simmons responded…
Author: Harlan Schreiber
The Sterling Saga
We have all had a few days to digest the entire Donald Sterling Affair. Now that the emotions have calmed down a little bit, this is a good time to re-examine what exactly happened and whether, upon review, it all…
2013-14 Playoff Preview
As usual, we reach the end of another interesting season with the same reaction: thank god it is finally over, now let’s get to main event already! At the outset, the 2013-14 season finds us, for the first time in…
Knicks-Hawks and The Worst Eight Seeds Ever
With only a few games to go, the East is staging its usual crapfest for the eight seed. The Knicks appear to be surging (relatively speaking), while the Hawks, who were once 25-21, have gone 7-21 since that point. This…
Too Much Hubris for Action Jackson?
The Golden State Warriors are an interesting mix. They have the enthusiastic new ownership of Joe Lacob, an ambitious coach Mark Jackson, and some pretty good young talent in Stephen Curry. The Lacob/Jackson dynamic is particularly interesting because Lacob expects…