Let me start with a quick story: I’ve never been to Portland. Not once. Not even for a layover. When I was a little kid, though, I absolutely loved those “Rip City” Blazers teams — the ones with Drexler and Porter and… Continue Reading
I normally try not to do two sports posts within a few of each other, because I like to keep this here blog diverse, but this is almost too good to pass up. Last night, at the Thunder-Clippers game, a… Continue Reading
The Utah Jazz are 0-8. They weren’t expected to be very good — or any good, depending on how you look at it — but they’re just plain turrible through the first couple of weeks. They’re losing by an average of 14… Continue Reading
The NBA season begins tonight. You’ve got six teams playing, and five of them are broadly relevant this year: Heat (back-to-back champions), Bulls (perennial attendance leaders + Rose’s return + contender), Pacers (viewed by many as the team that can… Continue Reading