Free Ballin’

I was browsing through one of my favorite sites yesterday, clutchfans.net, when I came across the news that Ruben Patterson had been waived by the Clippers. I was pretty surprised, because they had him signed to a cheap deal, under a million bucks, and the guy can play. Patterson was always a favorite of mine [...]

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The Philadelphia 76ers fired GM Billy King on December 4th, ending an era that never should have begun. During his tenure in the 76ers front office King endured criticism over the years for the trades he made, the contracts he offered, his draft choices—you know, all the stuff a GM does. Not even the AP [...]

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I think it would be fun to go to a marathon, stand at the 13 mile mark, close enough to extend a cup of water for the runners to take and cheer, “Yeah! Come on, you can do it! You’re almost there!”

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My latest Gotham Sports Radio column is up here.

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OK, so I realize that not all of my posts have been exactly…sunny. I could blame it on being a New Yorker, but that’s neither an accurate depiction of most (some) (a few) New York basketball fans, nor of my own relationship with the game. There’s a lot to love about professional basketball and I [...]

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Penny Hardaway was waived by the Miami Heat yesterday, ending a comeback attempt that no one really cared about. Oh sure, there was the amusement factor of seeing Shaq and Penny on the floor again, but that was really about as hotly anticipated as the Odd Couple II, with Shaq playing a still-feisty Oscar and [...]

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Merry Christmas, Houston That the Rockets won tonight is a testament to their…they sucked. Oh man, did they suck. When they missed their fourth or fifth free-throw attempt in a row, it seemed like the entire building knew what was going to happen. Every player who went up there looked like they were taking the [...]

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Last week Anderson Varejao signed a three-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers for 17.4 million dollars, ending a two-month holdout similar to a hunger strike except that Varejao got fat instead of skinny. Actually, Varejao, a restricted free agent, signed the contract with the Bobcats, knowing that the Cavaliers would match the offer and retain [...]

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How many men named “Donald” weren’t named after relatives?

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In addition to posts here, I am now writing a weekly column for Gotham Sports Media. This week’s article can be found here and subsequent articles will pop up every Sunday in their blog section here.

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