Anything that 1999-era The Rock would have worn is good enough for Desean.

From “too expensive for a defender” to “first defender to win Player of the Year in 15 seasons” quality in 14 months. He’s been such a fucking marvel and a pleasure to watch.

A trip to Franklin Mills would definitely brand him as a true Philadelphian.

It’s guaranteed against the team deciding they don’t want you anymore. I somehow doubt that a signing bonus for a contract extension is guaranteed against the player deciding he wants to retire prior to the extension even kicking in, and honor zero of the contract years.

I imagine retiring forces him to return a large percentage of that signing bonus, which is $21 million of the $33.4 he’s already banked.

Probably a better idea than adding this much extra hot air to the one sun we’ve currently got. Could be risky.

Back in the fall, I was marveling at how Amir Johnson went from being a useful low-minute defensive big to overcooked and unplayable nearly overnight. Then I looked and saw that he’s two and a half months younger than me.

And yet, you didn’t address the point that Kobe and Jordan are the same height. I WONDER WHY NOT, HUH??

Your latter point is right, though your critique of Ratto’s “rankings” is wrong. Yes, on a national scale, baseball is way behind in creating interesting stars.

Not entirely true, actually - basketball players were nicknamed “cagers” into the 60s and 70s because in the sport’s early days, they played enclosed in a cage that separated the fans from the court.

My new-ish ladyfriend has been incredibly indulgent of and even participatory in my Sixers fandom all season long. It was a very nice walk down memory lane last night, getting to explain to her why I love the guy in the ninja headband so much, and how Andre, he, and Evan Turner were the connective tissue between the…

Stone has given newspaper interviews from sex clubs - he’d have been publicly bragging about being a part of this long ago.

He’s in it, too - the All Star tournament has six teams, these three were just the first to play. He’ll be in the second semifinal (or second round, or second half of the first round, or however the fuck this thing is set up).

Not ALL are going in...

Oh, he does though! I can’t even tell you the number of times over the past two seasons where he’s put up a good, not great, game in a loss and started his press conference with “I fucking sucked” or something like that.

When businesses forecast, they do so based on models that primarily build on past data.

Magic’s last real season, he played 37 minutes a game and averaged 19.4/12.5/7 shooting 53 percent from two-point range - that seems a very specific skill set to work with what Simmons brings to the table, whether or not the jumper develops even a little bit.

I think Zion will be a really good player, but if you’re the Sixers looking at Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, and whatever percent you think they’re keeping Jimmy, you’d much rather have Simmons (who is this good now, and is a size/athleticism freak at a position that doesn’t overlap with any of the rest of the core, and…

So no one should work on their post game with Hakeem over the summers either?