From There to Here

The Cavs traded for Shaquille O’Neal.
The Magic traded for Vince Carter.
The Celtics insulted Rajon Rondo.
Are we the third-best team in the East now? I still like us ahead of Orlando IF (and it’s a big IF) they don’t resign Hedo. But Shaq and LeBron on the Cavs? Might that be what they need to give […]

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Three t-shirts for you today. No words necessary.

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I cannot believe the Spurs blew a 20-point lead against the Lakers. I mean, seriously, you’re on the road in Game One, it would be a huge win and they just can’t keep the lead. Now they’re down four with 7 seconds left.
Kobe Bryant is incredible. Two first half points, and then he goes on […]

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After Texas lost to Memphis on Sunday, I can no longer finish first in my basketball pool.
But if UNC beats UCLA in the finals next weekend, I can finish second. And second place gets paid — I mean, um, if we were playing for money. Because gambling is — believe it or not — illegal.
Pops […]

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My bracket is pretty crappy right now, but I’m hoping I can hold on.
I’ve got a few things going for me:
• I didn’t have Georgetown, nor did I have Duke, in my Final Four. A good number of people in my bracket did.
• I picked 11 of the 16 Sweet Sixteen teams correctly, and there […]

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Half an hour from tip-off for the Celts home opener. ESPN, which has tonight’s game, opened their Shootaround pre-game show with clips of the Celtics timed to “One” by U2. I can’t wait.
We just heard from the show that the “New Big Three” are thinking of changing their name to the “PGA Tour,” for P(ierce)G(arnett)A(llen). […]

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I love the fact that Washington Wizard basketball player Gilbert Arenas spends halftime of basketball games playing online poker. But in the time of performance enhancing drugs and illegal videotaping scandal, Arenas is reaching a new low.
From the Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg:
Anyhow, like any good reporter, I went to Gilbert to get his response.
“Gilbert,” […]

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