Reading Chad Ford is loads of fun. When he isn’t bubbling over with absurd suggestions, he’s getting other people to do it. It’s too bad I read Ford’s post in TrueHoop yesterday after I wrote about NBA teams’ salary cap incontinence, because I could have just quoted from the article, in which Ford writes: A [...]
Caught Between Laughing and Growling
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY
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Lawrence Frank Firing as Silly as It Was Inevitable
November 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY
Most NBA head coaches are hired to be fired. You think PJ Carlesimo bought a house in Oklahoma City? Did anyone outside Carlesimo’s immediate family think, “Oh yeah, I can totally see him coaching the Thunder into the second round of the playoffs.” How about Paul Westphal? Flip Saunders? Jim O’Brien? Scott Skiles? Do you [...]
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NBA VIEW: New Jersey Nets
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments · BASKETBALL COMMENTARY
Continuing my NBA VIEW New Jersey Nets: The funny thing about the Atlantic division is that the two teams that are in the best shape are the Celtics, the favorites for the championship and the Nets, who have yet to win a game this season. [Note: I say that the Celtics are the favorites only [...]
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