11 Results for salaries

Time to put the Trade Machine to work

"Hello everyone, I'm WWE announcer Jim Ross. We'd like to welcome you to another excit-..." (We hear the sound of glass breaking and the beginning of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2008

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

Housecleaning time: Clips, links and e-mail

We're long overdue for some major housecleaning (links, e-mails and follow-up thoughts), but before we get to that, I have three thoughts from the wee...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2007

Seven trade possibilities for Kobe

Well, it finally happened -- Black Mamba came out and demanded a trade from the Lakers. The proclamation happened during an interview on Stephen A. Sm...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2007

One basketball nation, under Duncan

If you want to win a championship, Tim Duncan remains the best player in the league to accomplish that particular goal. We covered most of the reasons...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2007

Sorry, Dirk, you're no MVP

We're headed for the most awkward moment in NBA history within the next 10 days. Here's how it will play out: (We see Jim Gray, David Stern and Dir...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2007

Live (sort of) from the NFL draft

...getting, "Congratulations, you guys are the new Yankees" e-mails, which is funny because there's a salary cap in football.) Going from Collins/Brooks and Turner/Shell to Brady/Belichick, it's hard to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2007

Breaking down the luck of the lottery

...happen anymore, so it's harder and harder for good teams to become great (especially with the salary cap and luxury tax hindering everyone). Anyway, check out the following top-four picks in every draft...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 11, 2007

MC: Knicks fans strike back

...problem is that Isiah Thomas would win every year. Seriously, does that guy even understand what a salary cap is? I'd like to thank Isiah and all NBA GMs for being ridiculously stupid and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 23, 2006

More Cowbell: Shirley in the house

...of fans is something of a thin line. On one hand, the fans, quite simply, pay our salaries. As I was dreading my trip to the track in the greenhouse-like climate we endure on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 19, 2005

More Cowbell: NBA trade winds

Seven quick thoughts on yesterday's NBA megadeal ... 1. Imagine being Larry Bird or Joe Dumars right now -- your biggest rival in the East just trade...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 03, 2005