Archive for the 'NBA Playoffs' Category

Big Baby Strokes a Sweet Jumper

Since Nels has clearly gone into hiding while masterminding a plan to kidnap and torture the refs from the Celtics/Bulls game 7, let me take it upon myself to give you the quick rundown of round 2 of the NBA playoffs: BIG BABY! There, it had to be said. The Celtics have a grand total [...]

Day 171 of 170: The End of the Road. Really.

Welcome to day 171 of 170 of the regular season! Either 1) I can’t count correctly or 2) Nels or I skipped a day somewhere in this long and winding road known as the NBA regular season. Regardless, we love you guys so much that we’re giving you 0.58823% more rundown than one would expect [...]

Fantasy Basketball Draft Tip 5: The Veteran Discount Theory

Tip #3 discussed the youth tax, which is the theory that rookies are often drafted well above the round where they should go based upon their actual performances. The mirror image of that idea is the veteran discount theory. Now I’m blatantly ripping off the name of this theory and the general idea of it [...]

Welcome to Pleasure Town – The Celtics in 6

Well, as a Celtics fan, that was a fun night. There is nothing quite like watching Michelle Tafoya trying to interview a screaming, crying, incoherent KG after the win. And there’s already video up of the interview. Blogs are awesome. Some slightly coherent thoughts about game 6 (which is why I didn’t attempt to write [...]

Powe. Is. A. Beast.

FYI – it’s still available: http://www.leonpoweisabeast.com/ For a team that was dogged most of the season for not having one, the Celtics are getting plenty of game changing play from their bench during the playoffs. Last night it was Leon Powe, who I hear warms up before games by doing cock pushups (at least that’s [...]