Look, I grew up around Boston, I have fled Boston, I root for the Patriots but have heard so many people hype them up that I’d rather watch games alone.

I mean, you’re making the same point I’m making. The only reason he makes as much money for playing basketball is that it generates a level of interest that inspires media coverage. The media covers him because the millions of people who watch basketball, who pay the money that makes him rich, want to read about it.

Great finish to this year’s theme of “Depressing & Fatalistic Jambaroo Subtitles”

He’s rich because he’s famous, and he’s famous because he’s a basketball player. Can’t really get from A to C without going through B.

Great to an expert opinion on this Super Bowl from Drew, who spent the last two months in relevant training.

Us? No. Me? Yes. 

I wonder how much of that is rock paper scissors stuff. If they built a team to beat the new style of best teams, and left themselves open to playing styles that aren’t as generally effective. 

The only people who doubted them were their own fans and the Boston media. 

It’s the battle of the young, micromanaging strategic mastermind and his team of players who do exactly has he says vs... the old, micromanaging strategic mastermind and his team of players who do exactly as he says!

I wonder Payton had the new Banana Brulee flavor. I’d like his opinion.

The real solution here is to have random spots on the floor light up during the game, with random point values associated with them if you hit a shot from there. Maybe shaped like a star. Here’s an example I mocked up:

Teammates Say Foles Can Ball, But is Getting the Shaft

Somebody tell Drew Bledsoe that if he wants to use a pseudonym, it’s more effective to make up a last name, too.

It just shows that he understands the difference between marginal and absolute benefits. The identification of 3's as an area of opportunity is based on the value of the shot (not changing), players ability to shoot it (which was improving) and relative defensive pressure affecting shooting percentages (teams weren’t…

Yeah it’s too bad nobody ever dunks on fast breaks anymore.

OKC also notably coddled their stars, and Durant and Westbrook both developed very defensive personalities to criticism. While Butler brings his own baggage, all three of them are chaffing at adapting their games. I think there’s something to the idea that if you constantly blow smoke up someone’s ass, and then ask…

I’m beginning to think that spending years intentionally shedding established players and actively playing like crap is having a long term effect on team culture.

Next thing you know, it’ll have it’s own Empire State Building.