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Bill Simmons Hits a Home Run

otis29 — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:33:13 -0000

Bill Simmons Hits a Home Run

I've sort of weened myself off of the Sports Guy over the last few years - for many reasons, but primarily because he's been insufferable since Boston turned into Title Town. He's also anti-blog and anti-small/middle markets, and has become more of a bully and less of a voice of the common fan IMO.

But this is a pretty damn good read. You may disagree with his solutions, but I think he hits the mark regarding this year's playoffs. There have been some potentially all-time great series going, but the officiating has made them more of a disjointed mess than they should be.

Silliest Feud Ever

otis29 — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:12:23 -0000

Silliest Feud Ever

Mark Cuban should just call the man and his mother and apologize. He started this nonsense and he should take the high road and end it.

I enjoyed this Kenyon Martin quote though:

"The world got to see it before the person who it was meant for got to see it. That tells you how that goes. I ain't never known nobody apology to somebody through other people."

That statement is reason #1235 to cross the University of Cincinnati off my daughter's list of potential college choices.

Open Playoff Thread

otis29 — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:14:17 -0000

Sorry if there is one out there that I missed...and moderators, feel free to replace this with something more official. But we really need another open playoff thread.

Bummer for Dallas today, they got the screwjob at the end. It looked pretty clear to me that the Dallas player was trying to use their extra foul on Carmelo prior to him making the game winning three.

I eagerly anticipate Cuban's next post to his blog, and the subsequent enormous fine the NBA will dole out. He appeared fairly homicidal on the court after the game.

OT: Manny Suspended for Violating MLB Drug Policy

otis29 — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:54:21 -0000

OT: Manny Suspended for Violating MLB Drug Policy

Well, this will give ESPN something to obsess over for the next month or so...

Henderson Declares for the Draft

otis29 — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:42:15 -0000

Henderson Declares for the Draft

No agent, though.

Hath noone noticed??

otis29 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:50:12 -0000

Hath noone noticed??

There is now a Sam Amick amongst us.

Three interviews at KHTK.com

otis29 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:40:35 -0000

Three interviews at KHTK.com

As much as I dislike KHTK, it really is the only place to hear Kings discussion in Sacramento. Three things you may want to take a listen to:

First is the John Moag interview from March 2nd. Kudos to Grant and Mike for a solid interview, asking all the right questions.

Second is the Gavin Maloof trainwreck of an interview from March 11th. Lord knows I've defended the Maloof brothers regularly around here, but this was unconscionable. When are these guys going to get a VP type that can elucidate the direction of the franchise in a better manner? Grant and Mike bent over backwards to try to lead that horse to water (aka not sound like a jackass), but he wouldn't drink. Say what you want about a guy like Ralph Barbieri, he wouldn't have beaten around the bush and would have (rightfully) hammered Gavin for the nonsense he was spewing.

Third is the item at the top entitled "Bobby Jackson on REVENGE". Let's hope that Donté isn't in the car when Bobby burns it down.

Aileen Voisin hearts Kenny Thomas

otis29 — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:45:46 -0000

Aileen Voisin hearts Kenny Thomas

Interesting quotes from Theus - it's hard to figure out the relationship between Kenny and the franchise, it's also hard to figure out why Natt played him out of the blue earlier this season (and he played effectively), then velcroed him back to the bench.

Also, Bill Bradley notes in his "Leading Off" column today that Kenny Natt only had 2 practices in the recent 4 day break. WTF?

Adelman Worried About Rocket's Locker Room

otis29 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:02:23 -0000

Adelman Worried About Rocket's Locker Room

Really, is this at all surprising?

Sam Amick - Natt in Good Shape For Permanent Coach

otis29 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:43:14 -0000

Sam Amick - Natt in Good Shape For Permanent Coach

Yep, Sam seems to think Kenny Natt has a good chance to stay on as the permanent coach of the team.