freedarko.blogspot.com - 5/14/2008
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Just a few things.
--After watching David West go absolutely bonkers last night, I am wondering if he has legitimately been excluded from the "next great 4" conversation because of his name. We're pretty clear on the fact that the trajectory has gone something like Bob Petit, Dave DeBusschere, (then I started watching basketball), Kevin McHale, Karl Malone, then Duncan (shooing away the likes
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Chandler and Ilgauskas: crushing souls since April '08
Ball Don't Lie —
... over the past couple of weeks. Shoals and the gang have been killin' it. Take, for example, this mini spot-on observation from Dr. LIC: "My favorite recurring play of the playoffs. Somebody tipping an offensive rebound out to the three-point line. Seriously, how much of a momentum killer is this, when a team puts in 20 hard seconds on defense, a shot goes up in a scrum, clanks, and then is immediately batted back out to the top of the key for a reset. ...
Cheap Shots: Haven’t Done This In a While
Signal to Noise —
... gonna try and get better about the link dumping. I suck about this. Check the email addy at the top of the page if you’d like to send something in.
If you’ve noticed that Bill Simmons has kind of disappeared from the Four Letter, well, you’re not alone — Leitch tries to get some answers, and gets something about “unkept promises”. [Deadspin]
Is David West not getting as much pub because of a boring name? [Free Darko]
AL and NL All-Star squads for less than the cost of the Marlins’ payroll. [ ...
NBA Essentials: Jazz Fans Have No Class
FanHouse —
... the All-Rookie second team is better than the first.
3. Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: Is Sam Cassell getting benched?
4. Basketbawful: What it's like to lunch with Larry Bird.
5. Jerry Brown, East Valley Tribune: Mark Jackson is getting an interview with the Destroyer.
6. FreeDarko: ESPN does not know who Rodney Stuckey is. ...
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OK, I’m back. Thanks to everyone who wished me well. I’ve been back in New York in body for a few days, but I only started to return in spirit tonight.
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sportsloungeblog.com 5/14/2008 — It’s becoming amazing how much home court has seemingly turned each and every one of these playoff series on a dime. After looking and playing like the defending champions in the Alamo City, the Spurs were blown out for the third consecutive game in ...
