But 38 is a lot of shots and people who don’t understand basketball very well only perceive Kobe Bryant as a merciless gunner, so you were definitely that guy, and you just did a great job of explaining the joke in response to the joke.

I don’t think the process can be divorced from the outcome because if investigation is illegitimate then the report is illegitimate. If the report is illegitimate, the suspension doesn’t make any sense. They’re cars on a train. And the engine of that train is whether or not the balls were deflated improperly. The…

This will and should be going to court, if for no other reason than because the “science” in the report is apparently fully worthy of the scare quotes I used. And because Goodell’s track record in court is about as strong as the “science” in the report.

I read this, enjoyed it, and then read it again as though Bane was saying it while beating up Batman. It was fun!

Not. One. Game.

I don’t like anyone who doesn’t like this comment.

The fact that it’s common practice doesn’t change the optics of it: If a guy is so terrible that you want him gone, you shouldn’t be overly concerned with where he goes. It’s similar to the idea of not wanting to trade a guy within the division. Beyond the obvious strategic value of having someone who knows your…

Had to star this. Read the responses and had to respond as well. Thank you for giving some morons conclusions to jump to when you made a point that is completely inarguable.

That’s why the whole idea of “political correctness” is absurd. It’s a phrase that’s masking a more easily addressed idea: People wanna be assholes but they don’t like being called out for being assholes.

You’re missing one other critical distinction: There’s a difference between conducting an interview and being the subject of one, and the responsibilities that come along with the roles in question are, necessarily, not equal.

If Cowherd is interviewing Harbaugh, one of those people is more on the hook for whether or…

When you write “decent sideckick potential” are you suggesting that Rudy Gay could be one of the top 2-3 players on a contender?

We can agree to disagree on Carroll. I’ve watched the guy play. He’s tough as hell on D and he’s shaping up to be a good shooter from distance. I guess you probably think Kawhi Leonard is…

I really think most casual sports fans don’t know how good Carroll is and just don’t have any respect for Danny Green for reasons I’ll never understand. (Maybe they think he’s a product of Pop and his success is all system? I don’t get it. I give up.)

Jim Harbaugh is not a normal human being. I could make a list (that Eduardo Arellanes probably can’t read) or I could just link to every other Deadspin post about Jim Harbaugh. Or I could point out that the central premise you’re expecting him to play along with is, essentially, “you’re waaaaaay more metal than normal…

Didn’t? Or can’t?

Actually, you’re wrong. And I promise I listen better than you read. See, I heard his slurping before he actually addressed Harbaugh directly, because I started listening at the beginning. What I was objecting to was the fact that Cowherd made the interview awkward, from the outset, by [starting with that fawning…

You left out the part where he did it on a team that played three different QBs and could’ve picked them by spinning a wheel at the end of the season if all of them were healthy. That’s probably the most staggering part of the whole thing. His production was great and he may as well have had the QB coach throwing to…

“When is the part of the day when you’re a cupcake, a pushover?”

That’s how he started this interview. Not “Great to have you on.” Not “Thanks for joining me on the Subway $5 asshat hotline.” When is the part of your day when you’re soft. I’m sure this is the interview version of a trainwreck but I’m not watching…

Is it possible that Troy Vincent was trying to make his case for receiving future concussion money?

I think you hit the nail on the head with why I never bought into this as a rule. If I like a band enough to go to their show, I’m not embarrassed for other people to know that I like them. And since I don’t change clothes when I get to most music venues, the at vs. to/from distinction just doesn’t hold water for me.…

I’ve always thought that was an especially dumb rule. If I’m at a Sonic Youth show (R.I.P.) I don’t have any problem with being surrounded by other people wearing Sonic Youth shirts. If I’m walking to a show or on the train or whatever and I see someone wearing a band shirt for a band that I’m also into and going to…