Category Archives: NBA

Etan Thomas and the 99%

Posted on 2011/11/13 by Ben

With it looking more and more likely that the NBA players will reject the owners’ latest offer, Etan Thomas took to the pages of ESPN to explain the players’ side. I found the piece very interesting, especially how Thomas chose characterize the … Continue reading →

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Cavs hire new announcer, I’m still alive and other news you don’t care about

Posted on 2011/10/07 by Ben

First things first, I know there are at least three of you who still check this site to see what I have to say. I thank you for that and I’m sorry I haven’t updated recently. Normally, I take my … Continue reading →

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The other shoe

Posted on 2011/06/30 by Ben

The Cavaliers have unjammed their logs at power forward: The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded power forward J.J. Hickson to the Sacramento Kings for swingman Omri Casspi and Sacramento’s protected first-round pick in the 2012 NBA draft. The teams apparently sought … Continue reading →

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The Apology

Posted on 2011/05/12 by Ben

Maybe I’m jaded, maybe I’m still unbelievably bitter or it could be I’m just apathetic, but LeBron James’s apology rang hollow to me. This is probably not fair to LeBron, but my initial reaction to hearing him apologize to Cleveland … Continue reading →

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Not a bad night for sports

Posted on 2011/04/30 by Ben

So I start off the evening watching the second round of the NFL Draft. The Browns continue to impress, picking up DE Jabaal Sheard at 37 and WR Greg Little at 59 (highlight vids at WFNY in links). I like … Continue reading →

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I have not yet filled out a bracket

Posted on 2011/03/16 by Ben

Making me a terrible basketball fan. I don’t really get too into the brackets for March Madness. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching the games and I’ll eventually fill out a bracket or two, but I end up forgetting … Continue reading →

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All Sorts of Awesome

Posted on 2011/03/04 by Ben

Wanna see LeBron throw a ball of Chris Bosh’s head while listening to the old ‘NBA on NBC’ theme song? Sure ya do. (via Yahoo’s Kelly Dwyer) I watched the end of the Miami-Orlando game last night and I was … Continue reading →

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We know they suck, but why?

Posted on 2011/02/04 by Ben

For some reason, Sebastian Pruiti over at NBA Playbook decided to break down just how bad the Cavaliers’ late game defense was against the Pacers.  Spoiler alert: it was terrible. Sample quote: So that means that someone has to rotate … Continue reading →

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Karma

Posted on 2011/01/13 by Ben

LeBron twisted his ankle last night in a loss against the Clippers: LeBron James sprained his left ankle Wednesday night and says he will decide Thursday whether he will play in Miami’s game at Denver. James was hurt on a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sway by Ori and Rom Brafman

Posted on 2010/08/21 by Ben

Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior is a very interesting book. Basically, the book is about why we do certain (re: dumb) things.  Brafman brings up a lot of interesting studies (including a few sports examples, which I’ll get … Continue reading →

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