What’s his horse in the race? The point seems to be that if Windhorst was talking about this risk before it happened that therefore the Warriors can’t claim that this was an unforeseeable outcome. It raises questions about why they would take a known and readily apparent risk that has now potentially cost Durant an…

I think it’s just a weird comment. He’s split it into two different discussions- the first half of the comment is based off of the dictionary definition of a dynasty, which is the following:

I made the same point to my brother before the series started when everyone was acting like the Warriors winning was just a formality. That Pistons win was one of the few times my gut has steered me right on an underdog, and in this series I could not for the life of me figure out why NOBODY thought that Toronto could…

“They absolutely turned into the spot-on Warriors in the third quarter and made sure the dagger they inserted after halftime stayed put. They have won 13 of the 16 quarters in this series, and in the third quarter, which the popular lore says the Warriors have controlled this year, they were soul-crushed, 37-21. They…

Yup. We’ve now gotten to the stage where a white guy pointing out that “hey, we have done nowhere near enough to promote and provide opportunities to women and POCs, and I need to do a better job about that” is actually evidence of sexism and racism that requires that person to lose their job. It reminds me of when…

This reminds me of the book The Millionaire Next Door. People make decisions about large swaths of individuals based on the loudest and most obnoxious of them, and they don’t realize that a lot of the people they really like and/or respect fall into that same category. “Rich people are assholes!” is easy to say if you…

Not to mention carrying. I thought the rule had pretty much been relegated to “only the most absurdly egregious violations are ever going to be called from here on out”, but after Curry’s carry wasn’t called last night I figure it’s time to just delete that portion of the rulebook entirely. 

Yeah, I wasn’t sure how a game without Klay and other solid contributors is evidence of that claim. The fact they had won 5 straight games coming into the finals without Durant would seem to be much better evidence in that debate. Curry needs Thompson’s shooting to help break down the defenses for the rest of the…

Naw, I don’t think that’s how it would play out. The reason the 3-1 thing was so cathartic was because the Warriors SHOULD have won at least one of those games (I’m giving the benefit of the doubt to the folks who say losing Draymond for one game was devastating). They were at full strength for 2 of the last 3, and…

This is the correct take. Van Gundy is occasionally actually funny, and his insights into the game are solid. Jackson just spouts platitudes and idiocy and never says anything remotely entertaining. 

If Deadspin is now planning on writing “reporter asks stupid question” blog posts then y’all are gonna need to hire more staff. I have no idea why this article exists or why I bothered to read it, let alone why I bothered to comment. What are any of us doing? This is insanity!

“Yes, and as we all know, the goal of sport is to root out anyone who has a biological advantage. We wouldn’t want people who are biologically anomalous “ruining” our sports, would we? Only the most average athletes, that’s what I want to see, thanks!”

You’ve posted this “it’s the rules, and therefore everyone should shut up” argument multiple times on this article. It’s just a flat out silly stance to take. There are a tremendous number of things in this world that are perfectly acceptable under the rules but are still morally/ethically wrong and worthy of…

Yup. I actually wish it would happen more often (so long as Klay isn’t seriously hurt that is) so that it would discourage guys from trying that nonsense. 

I applaud your naivety for thinking that the Deadspin comments section has any time for people pointing out such quaint notions as “due process” or “patience”. This article pretty much just says “a police report has been filed”- nothing more. That’s all the folks here need to assume that Neymar is guilty as hell and…

I don’t come to Deadspin for balanced, fair, rational reporting, but the articles on this subject have been atrocious even by Deadspin standards. 

If you’re lucky, when you call 311 the American rock band will come from Omaha, Nebraska to try and eradicate your rat problem. 

This is an oddly judgmental piece. You “lost [your] mind” each time you read an article about someone making the exact same mistake that you made when you were tasked with writing an identical article? I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone admit to being exasperated at how someone else’s analytical skills are just as…

Managers arguing with umpires is just about the dumbest thing imaginable. It slows down the game, makes the manager look like a toddler, looks entirely performative, and accomplishes precisely squat. If you want to argue about something then do it like every other sport- come out and talk with the ref during a…

Agreed. Some of these stories KIND OF make sense- I think the technology has advanced far enough that a Lion King remakes actually could be pretty interesting. Mulan is one that doesn’t need to be animated- a better story with real life actors could be fantastic. But so much of what made Aladdin and Beauty and the…