Why Brandon Roy can still start for Portland
Apparently the Blazers’ front office is considering asking Brandon Roy to retire (maybe they already have). Why? The popular and logical opinion is that he is done. Roy has no meniscus left in his knees. Prevailing speculation is that the Blazers’ want Roy to exit because: His contract is hefty They assume he will never [...]
Jason Kidd is the Albus Dumbledore of basketball
I have come to the conclusion that Russell Westbrook does not want to play point guard. Westbrook averaged as many turnovers (4.8) during the conference finals as he did assists (4.8). Game 5 he shot 28 times and made 12. NBA people say give him time, he will grow into a playmaker. But I don’t [...]
Star UW basketball recruit Tony Wroten cheats and deletes Twitter account
Tony Wroten Jr. cheated. Who cares? I don’t. When I was his age, I barely passed Spanish even with the head Spanish teacher (my buddy’s mom) tutoring me after school. You can’t support big money sports without notarizing entitled behavior. Rolling back special treatment for star athletes is like convincing ballerinas to eat cake. It’s [...]