Weird how that seems to happen. 

The Clippers are just so much more fun than they were during the futile withering of those CP3/Blake/Jordan teams and the transformation from joyless 2nd round exit to this 2013-Nuggets-vibe team has been a delight. 

Grandpa, is that you?

“Baker Mayfield chews his mouth guard.”

It’s like the whippets of warmth: phenomenal for a few seconds, then suddenly it’s over and you feel really dumb for having been excited about it in the first place.

Dan Gilbert authorizing a sketchy and possibly fraudulent financial transaction? Thought I’d never see the day. 

Discovering a band you really enjoy did Tiny Desk is never a bad thing:

Always dug Jaco. Bonus points to the sasquatch-ass drummer sitting on a some kind of bongo or hobo barrel and pulling it off like a fucking champ. 

If there’s one thing we need, it’s more New Yorkers in politics. 

Eric Snow with better vision. What a delight. 

Both Curry and Durant have played mostly up to their abilities all year. Klay’s prolonged slump, Draymond’s abject misery on offense, and their lack of depth and size catching up to them are the real issues. They’re absolutely worse this year, don’t get me wrong, but I’d put it less on those guys than those other…

I’m definitely going to watch “highlights” of Harden initiating contact on an off day. That sounds like a delight.

Yeah, I figured. He’s been bananas this season and does a couple things every night that leave you breathless. Kinda feel like it’s him or the LeBron narrative/lifetime achievement award this year. Steph & KD aren’t getting real consideration as teammates, Harden got his last year and may we never speak of it again,…

Giannis would like a word.

He made 8 FGs en route to 43 points. The highlight reel was just Harden throwing his arms into backpeddling defenders and snapping his head back theatrically. Bomani Jones referred to his game as “insurance fraud” and should probably get a Pulitzer for that metaphor. 

Did Steph Curry die?

“Jon Leuer, it might be time to head to the locker room, draw a bath, and meekly drop a toaster into it, you shitty, worthless bum.”

Embiid is the league’s best center and perhaps also its MVP.

Sorry, friend. Had to make room for LeBron almost winning a Finals game.

And yet, the other East teams that played the Cavs last year–the Pacers and the Without Our Two Best Guys Celtics–looked so, so much more competitive.