The 2-Man Weave

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29Slim: Let’s add to the madness: foul, no foul?

TheBaron: I’ve got a much bigger beef regarding that play, but I’ll get to it. Yes it was a foul and yes it should be called.
S: Are you surprised that it wasn’t?
B: Not at all. Like the TNT guys said, he didn’t sell it and refs rarely [...]

I did something I never thought I’d do today: watched a large portion of a Spanish League basketball game. Rudy Fernandez’s team is in the championship against some team with blue uniforms (if my Spanish comprehension skills serve me well), and I thought I’d take the opportunity to watch the man without the clever editing [...]

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TheBaron: Draft Lottery day! It should be a holiday in Portland. A truly sacred day for any Blazer fan.
29Slim: Oh the day. The day that breaks hearts and builds dynasties. That day… is today.
B: Waxing poetic a little early, don’t you think?
S: Big day.
B: I think that for the rest of my life I will [...]

The 2008 NBA playoffs have me thinking about superheroes for two reasons: (1) Every time Dwight Howard touches the ball someone calls him Superman, and (2) every time-out comes equipped with its very own Ironman commercial. I decided that if Dwight Howard is Superman (sorry Shaq), and Damon Stoudamire is still Mighty Mouse—although not nearly [...]

Chris Paul has done some great things in his young career. The most amazing, of course, is his historic performance thus far in the 2008 playoffs. He led a team of has-beens and kids (plus one all-star) to what should have been the #1 seed in the best conference in history (way to go, Memphis!). [...]