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Careful what you ask for, Mr. Marion

A few weeks ago, I flew to Vancouver, British Columbia, for an EA Sports shoot. The company was filming five NBA players, including Paul Pierce and Sh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2007

Are you ready for some basketball?

...had the Garden on its last legs, Mark Price and Reggie Lewis at their peaks, and a number of entertaining guys on both teams. (This Cavs team could have made a Utah-like run in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2007

Fantasy football preview

You're getting a 2007 fantasy football preview for three reasons: 1. Because my East Coast draft already happened and I have the No. 1 pick in my Wes...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 31, 2007

Time to fix the NBA playoffs

We'll remember the 2007 NBA playoffs for seven reasons: 1. LeBron's 48 Special. 2. Oakland's dynamic crowds and Dallas' collapse during the Warrio...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2007

Thinking about the NBA playoffs while web surfing

All right, we're pulling out all the stops today: NBA playoff thoughts, reader e-mails, follow-ups to last Friday's mailbag, some weekly links ... it'...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2007

One basketball nation, under Duncan

...but overall, Duncan always seems to keep his teams in the hunt. Here are San Antonio's numbers during his 10-year career: 559-239 during the regular season, 82-49 in the playoffs, three...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2007

Ten thoughts on the Red Sox sweep

You have to love Yankee fans. Before Friday night's Yanks-Sox clash at Fenway, my buddy JackO left one of those taunting, "You don't want to pitch to ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2007

A few links while honoring King Felix

Here's when fantasy baseball rips your heart out: Last summer, my buddy Hench and I were trying to win our A.L.-only keeper league without trading Fel...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 12, 2007

One big-time tank battle, and lots more

Get ready for an epic battle in Milwaukee tonight: Ersan Ilyasova and the Milwaukee Bucks battling Allan Ray and the Boston Celtics, in what Chris Har...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2007

Greg Oden: No. 1 with a bullet

I'll remember Monday night's Florida-OSU game for five reasons: Florida cementing its status as one of the best non-UCLA college teams of the modern e...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2007

NCAA renaissance peaks with great weekend

I keep hearing the same points from readers over and over again: • I can't remember enjoying March Madness as much as I've enjoyed it thi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2007

Please rescue the Horns

...He's one of those Battier-like "glue guys" who can affect games without putting up huge numbers and always seems to be involved in the 2-3 biggest plays of the game. Two things...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2007

Running with the Celtics

After the Celtics inexplicably rolled off a four-game win streak and fell two games behind Memphis for pole position in the Durant/Oden Sweepstakes, I...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 08, 2007

Hooked on hoops

Some housecleaning on a Tuesday afternoon ... • If you missed the end of the George Mason-VCU game Monday night, you missed the greatest random...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 06, 2007

Weekend wrap show

Ten lingering thoughts from the weekend in college hoops: 1. The Kevin Durant Era has reached the point where I watch every Texas game with my TV roo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2007