Yet more love from ESPN. I am like a kid in a candy store with all these articles to read (as opposed to the reading I am supposed to be doing)

ESPN profile of Popovich. Normal profile, not yet another Spurs bandwagon article.

So many glowing articles about the Spurs these days, even from ESPN, that it hardly seems worth creating a fanshot for all of them. Is this what it feels like to be a Knicks or Lakers fan? Except that we get mostly positive press, of course.

I think the media is twisting KD's words to say something other than what he meant, otherwise it would be ironic for him to get mad at Spurs getting all the press after all the press the Thunder have gotten the last few years.

I know Wojnarowski is not super popular around here, but this is a mostly positive article for a change. Very nice.

Laker's decide to handle screens a certain way and McDyess is smart enough to take advantage of an opening.

Love NBA Playbook

Spurs are getting a lot of good press these days, and good stuff, not the over the top stupidity usually given to top teams. Some nice quotes in here from Pop, McDyess and RJ.

Upper level seats, so not sure how much you can see, but for those living in the Bay Area here is a chance to see our team cheapish.

Nice read. I too became a fan because of DR (and Timmy).

Does not sound too serious, but people forget that he is getting up in age too and is playing an awful lot of minutes, I think 35+ per game. If the Mavs don't watch out this could be a problem down the stretch.

Pow! It is really great how well D'Antoni emphasizes and teaches defense.

Yes, this is mean to pick on a guy in his dotage, but Chuck does call out other players quite often. Plus I met Barkley many years ago and he was a total dickwad. Not that I am bitter. Much.

Yes, I know he is not a Spurs player, but I found this article fascinating. It did feel at times that RonRon was "playing" the interviewer a little by laying it on a little thick, but still a fun read.
I find Artest pretty interesting. He is in some ways a modern day Rodman, not as outlandish but certainly more honestly disturbed. We also often forget how talented he is, and what could have been if he had a slightly different personality.

Don't believe the official version. The Men in Black (and Silver) are there for us again.

Ho Hum, yet another article singing the praises of the Big Fundamental. Nothing new, but still never gets old :-)

I know it is too easy to pick on LeBron right now, and admittedly this quote may be taken out of context, but seriously. Why are you even talking about fun? Listen to Manu, Tim, Tony. They talk about pace, defensive intensity, what is going well and what needs to improve. And your comment is about the lack of fun?
Dammit, focus on what the team needs to improve and worry about fun in the offseason. Fix basketball issues and the fun will follow. Or just focus on fun and bring joy to haters across the USA and beyond.

Should still be a tough game as their coaching staff has been pretty stable, but Sloan is one of the best coaches around so hopefully that gives us an edge.

Much as I despise Sterling, I am not really supporting Baylor here either. He happily drew a paycheck working for Sterling for a long time, even through incidents where any self-respecting man would have quit. Now that he is finally fired all those racist statements are starting to bother him. Funny how that works.

Hi all,

First some full disclosure. I am not a Vikings fan, and definitely not a Favre fan. However, I love AP and Harvin, but then who doesn't :-).

I wanted to post this link a while back, but it was always after a loss and did not want this taken the wrong way. This seems like a better time.

Most the the article is not relevant, but this is the part that interested me:

After the game, Manning made a point of stressing that his familiarity with White was a product of countless repetitions during offseason workouts, a reality of modern football he hopes won’t be curtailed in the next collective bargaining agreement between owners and players. Whereas a vast majority of his peers would undoubtedly relish some additional downtime in March, April, May and June, Manning is staunchly opposed to the NFL Players Association’s push to place stricter limits on OTAs.

This is what the Vikings miss with Favre. Yes, he is a veteran and does not need camp, but he forgets that camp is not for him. It is for the rest of the team to get reps with him. Missing camp makes it especially difficult for the "non-stars" and the younger players to connect.

However, all is not lost. Look at this team: Favre, Moss, AP, Harvin, and that is just on O. Any two of those players makes any offense in the league a contender. All four makes MN the football version of the Miami heat, or at least the Celtics from their championship year.
Favre missing camp + early injuries delayed connections a bit, but with more time together the team should gel. If they can get the chemistry just right this team can beat anyone.

The article slams CAA (LeBron's agency) pretty hard. So far I am not impressed by CAA and their tactics, partly as I suspect they stirred the pot with CP3 as well. On the other hand LeBron's move to Miami was handled with such subtlety and grace that there may be hope for them after all.

Don't worry, that is not a euphemism.