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Why is the NBA’s inferior brand of basketball news?

JTk — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:41:20 +0000

I was reading the news this morning and the AI no trade story is very popular at the moment. I was thinking about it, and then I started thinking why it was news at all. I mean why is the NBA and it’s over priced prima donna’s still news?

Beat Lithuania and then you can be news again.

Come in second in some international competition and then you can be news again, but for now no news for you.

These guys are obviously not the best basketball players in the world, hell they didn’t even make it to the final game of the World Championship. Spain and Greece beat the US “stars” – and in the Olympics 2 years before Argentina and Italy finished ahead of the US Ballers.

So, by my count US basketball is maybe #5.

I know that some foreign players like Ginobili and Gasol play in the NBA but that is not the point. The point is that the current system of basketball in the US is broken and the NBA is the pinnacle of that system. The NBA “superstars” can’t beat teams that can fundamentally pass, pick, and play defense.

So why is this inferior brand of basketball news? Maybe we just love style over substance.

My NBA Team

JTk — Thu, 11 May 2006 04:58:47 +0000

If I had an NBA team it would be called the Bullets ( I grew up a Bullets fan, saw a couple playoff and finals games when they won it all – the Wizards mean nothing to me ) and here are the starting 5 that I would want:

Steve Nash
Sam Cassell
Rasheed Wallace
Tim Duncan
Dirk Nowitzki

A little unoridox line up I know, but hey the Bullets won the championship with a 6′ 9″ center

Hey Cleveland

JTk — Fri, 05 May 2006 03:12:59 +0000

Hey Cleveland, I always wanted to ask – Which is worse: getting beat by Michael Jordan’s impossible falling jumpshot over Ehlo, or by John Elway’s Drive?

Hey, I’m just asking. I guess it could be Byner’s fumble, or maybe the answer is the Drew Carey Show…

March Madness

JTk — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:19:04 +0000

It’s March Madness once again, I’ll give you my picks like this, I’ll give you my take on the top 5 odd seeds, including the secret formula that gives them each a percentage chance of them winning it all.

1. 16% chance Duke Wins it. Although any of the one’s have as good a chance at winning it, yes even Memphis. And Memphis out in the Oakland bracket looks pretty good – UCLA is the second weakest 2 seed imho ( Tenn first ). And Duke getting GW in the 2nd round could be the most competitive 2nd round games for a one seed.

3. 10.6 % Gonzage wins it all, 9.33% chance Iowas wins it all

5. 5% Washington wins it all, 4.77% Nevada Wins it all, and this may be high seeing that they are playing Boston College in Round 2 if they get that far….

7. 2.28% chance Georgetown wins it all, don’t like the other 7 seeds.

9. Wisconsin is the best 9 seed and it has a 1.7% change of wining.

Other thoughts:

The Beast from the East: Syracuse from the bubble to a 5, and 8 teams from the big east – more then even from back in the Chris Mullins / Patrick Ewing Heyday

If the first round seeds hold West Virginia vs. Iowa; Kansas vs. Pittsburgh; and Michigan St. vs. North Carolina could all be classic second round games. Arizona vs. Wisconsin is easily the best opening round game.