With the close of last night’s NBA Draft Lottery it has become clearer to me than ever that the NBA Draft was rigged in 1985. If you are unfamiliar, rumors have swirled for years that during the 1985 draft, in an attempt to bring a highly touted player to New York, the league placed the …
Better players. More intense competition. Story lines that have been developing for years. The NBA playoffs trounces March Madness and yet somehow the hype is no where near as close. I mean the first weekend of March Madness is considered “The Greatest Weekend In Sports”. So what gives? The big selling point for March Madness …
It’s May which means another crop of absolute morons is graduating from college. I mean, erhm, congrats? Yeah congrats! You worked so hard to get to this point and you finally achieved your goal! Wait what goal was that again? Oh yeah being a complete fucking idiot! I mean what now huh? What now DUMBASS? …
It’s Thursday, May 9 – and I’m eating my words. Here’s what to watch for. 1. I Owe Kawhi An Apology I’m sorry, Mr. Leonard. I’m sorry that I didn’t think that you could keep up the impossible, ridiculous, unconscionable reign of terror that you have unleashed upon the Philadelphia 76ers. After the first two …
Reports have recently arose that Billy McFarland, the mind behind the infamous Fyre Festival, is currently working on a book in prison. It’s been clear to me from the moment I finished watching the Fyre Festival documentary that this man was going to have one of the greatest comebacks we’ve ever witnessed. Before I get …
Short answer: yes. duh. of course. Long answer: eh, not really. That’s probably going to piss off some of you music purists who think you have such refined music taste but hear me out. How enjoyable a song is generally boils down to two qualities: catchiness and meaning. But on the first listen, or first …
I don’t want to be the one to ruin a “fun” thing. I also don’t want to write a piece dripping in bias (Tom Brady is the bain of my existence). But, can we all stop pretending that Tom Brady’s Twitter is this cute and fun thing. I’m no dummy. I don’t think that anyone …
It’s Thursday, May 2 – the sun is shining, the Rockets are whining, and Paul Pierce is an idiot. Here’s what to watch for. 1. Where Has This Jimmy Butler Been? Jimmy Butler was a man among boys for the Philadelphia 76ers in their Game 2 win against the Toronto Raptors. He led the Sixers …
Following the biggest entertainment weekend in recent memory, as Avengers Endgame coincided with The Battle Of Winterfell, there has been much discussion about the rules around spoilers in our “knee-jerk social media reaction” culture. The impetus behind this conversation was the huge disparity between the way spoilers for Avengers and GOT were handled. Spoilers for …
Monday Morning Quarterbacking for Game of Thrones battles After all the hype and build up, last night we finally witnessed the Battle Of Winterfell. A battle of living vs dead. A record setting TV experience. And I’m here to say that anything other than complete admiration of this episode is unacceptable. Now from the knee …