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There’s an interesting and undeniable symmetry at work this evening, as both #1 seeds are playing on the road, down 3-2.
While some longtime readers look at that and say “Symmetry! Oooh! Someone got a dictionary!”, others know that this is a natural time for an edition of Matchup!!! No, no, says the author. You think […]

With the NCAA Tourney over over over and eligible players declaring their draftiness on a regular basis, guys like Adam Morrison and Rudy Gay now officially fall under our jurisdiction. It’s been a long wait, too - these two are gold. Seriously, we didn’t even notice the whole “coming out” thing in the title until […]

Some would say this year’s Knicks have been a disaster. We like to think it went perfectly, but we also like to poke good fun of the misfortune of others.
Peter Vecsey is a bit like us in that regard, and thankfully that’s the only way. If you haven’t guessed, we’re talking about his beard, voice, […]

Well, the new USA Basketball has leaked the names of the group who’s going be allowed to try-out for Shanghai 08, and Allen Iverson, the one guy who wants to be there the most, isn’t getting the call.
He’s not the only snub however.
We’ve been saying this since 1992 - the Olympics don’t mean anything without […]

This little battle has been weeks in the making. Basically, ever since our phone stopped letting us email pictures. Miraculously, yesterday it decided to let us again.

We had to run these results through GetBucketsBrigade’s new stat-thingy, and it sent us a bunch of info about the guys over there you really don’t want to […]

We’ll be on AOL’s Sportsbloggers Live today to talk about Sunday’s big Lakers-Heat game. Lots to talk about with that one, and don’t think Pat Riley didn’t pick his spot with December 25th in mind. In the meantime, a heartfelt and kind of serious Christmas Edition of Matchup!!!. We’re actually wondering something.

This one is […]

Apparently rumors of our vast analytical powers have spread far and wide across the internet and the world. Reader Clark sent in this query:
I wanted to ask you a question. If you owned a team in the NBA, and you had the first pick in the draft. Your top prospects in that draft were […]

Rocky Mountain News columnist Dave Krieger is calling Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke names for not even talking about extending (or not extending) GM Kiki Vandeweghe yet.
Who’s in the right? Being that Mr. Kroenke seemingly made his fortune by being the husband of one of the Waltons, there’s only one way to settle this […]

Since the Bulls have embarked on their annual circus-induced roadtrip, during which they’ve won one whole game the past 5 years, we thought this was the perfect time to compare Kirk Hinrich and hubcaps.

It wasn’t even close this time. By a definitive margin, it’s Hinrich over hubcaps! Best of luck to Kirk and the Bulls […]

Opening night was a ton of fun, and the Bucks’ 117-108 OT win over the Sixers was a definite highlight. One of the many intriguing storylines around Milwaukee’s season is the return of point guard TJ Ford from that major back injury. His line last night? 16 points, 14 assists, and 9 rebounds. That begs […]