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Russell Westbrook Fans: Stop Making Things Up
In picking over the wreckage of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s season, there is plenty of potential angles to chew on. Kevin Durant played pretty poorly. Kendrick Perkins is a terrible player and should...
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The Disingenuous David J. Stern
Last night I attended an event billed as Behind the Scenes with NBA Commissioner David Stern. In a theater at the National Museum for the American Indian, I sat among a crowd that seemed to be half...
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An Ambivalent Rite of Autumn.
With the 2012-2013 season fully underway, fans can turn their attention to the various rites of autumn that accompany tip-off, the NBA’s harvest season. There are many rites to choose from: taking...
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Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: WHY IS EVERYBODY YELLING?
It’s only the start of the NBA season and already people are yelling about a lot of stuff. Today the Discussants are accosted by one of those yellers. THE LAKERS ARE 1-3 THE ENTIRE IDEA WAS A SHAM!...
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OKCupid Season Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder (#2)
Details UsernameThunder_Struck_69 LocationOklahoma City, OK Age26/M DivisionNorthwest 2011-12 Record47-19 2011-12 Adjusted Record59-23 2012-13 Predicted Record60-22 Season GoalThe Whole 'Ship My...
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Your Annotated Smartphone Bathroom Reader for Sunday, November 4, 2012.
Halloween is over, time to start thinking about Christmas right? While you ponder that, here are some of the articles we enjoyed most this week. CourtVision: The James Harden–Kevin Martin Shot-Chart...
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Really, How Good is Russell Westbrook?
At the Blogs With Balls conference that I attended last weekend, advanced analytics frequently came up, and was the topic of an entire panel. As a proponent for and user of “beyond the boxscore”...
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Your Annotated Smartphone Bathroom Reader for Thursday, August 23, 2012.
I’ll be gone this weekend. Enjoy this special midweek version of the Reader. What Happened To Him? Basketball Star Jonathan Hargett’s Promising Career DerailedPete ThamelThe New York TimesNo major...
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Your Annotated Smartphone Bathroom Reader for Saturday, June 23, 2012.
The best of NBA-related internet things with a slight Finals bias. It’s an important event, after all. Happy poopin’! The Porn IdentitySam BenjaminThe Classical Sam Benjamin, a former porn director...
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What Is It Gonna Take to Get Over It: A Seattle Fan’s Perspective
Editor’s Note: The Diss. is proud to publish this piece by friend of the blog Eric Manley. Eric is a Seattle native, and feels strongly about his sports. He’s the kind of asshole you argue in a bar...
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