I just needed to get this out there, and I figure this is the best place:

I am sitting at Coffeetime on NW 21st at one in the morning, and there are two full tables of dudes spanning the age spectrum loudly and heartily debating the NBA finals. Thus far, no less than two people have prominently declared their love for K*be and the L*kers, and are STILL IN THE BUILDING. I figured they'd get booted. I know that's what I'd do if I were in charge.

I am into this because it doesn't happen to be typical coffeeshop banter, especially at such a volume. If I knew the first thing about basketball, I might try to get into the row, but as it is, I'll just be the eavedropping bystander, the one who looks least like a sports fan.

Okay, the conversation has finally turned to KP and how 'there's no way KP's gonna draft another no-defense... (inaudible).' Good to know we got some homers in the house.

It occurs to me that some of you might comprise this group of total dudes. Do it up:

Jason Quick reports that McRoberts is out for a while now too:

McRoberts  out after bad ankle sprain

So now we have: Oden, Miles, Roy and McRoberts all out for what figures to be the entire preseason, and Jones is iffy with his knee. A whole ten healthy players going into the season isn't exactly the greatest scenario.

What do we attribute this to? Change in the weather? Some sort of curse? Our players being so awesome that they've been working out for over a month before training camp even began?

Doesn't seem like we can catch a break lately. What happened to the karma? And who's next?