I MISS MIKE RICE SHITTING ON EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING AND NOT CARING. I MISS MIKE BARRETT’S BEAUTIFUL VOICE TELLING ME GOOD THINGS AND HAVING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PLAYERS.

THE JAKE LAYMAN ERA BEGINS!

Front offices seem to make this mistake from time to time. A team early in the rebuilding process overachieves and their front office gets convinced that they can replicate it year in and year out, so they shell out whatever it takes to lock all their guys in (along with a cute free agent signing or two). Portland’s…

Adding Evan Turner didn’t make them a better team? COLOR ME SHOCKED!

My first week of college, at orientation, we were taught that being too drunk to say no does not, in any way, mean yes. Whoever Rose had fill in for him must have forgotten to relay that to him later.

Definitely 1989. My dad woke me up at 4a.m. and we drove way way out into the country. He told me to get out of the car. He said I had to survive in the woods, alone, and catch myself a wild football and that I wasn’t to return until I had caught a football worthy of being sacrificed during Sunday mass. It was a wild…

He would have been a good Prime Day Lightning deal.

He would have been a good Prime Day Lightning deal.

Today’s worst deal: Timofey Mozgov

Today’s worst deal: Timofey Mozgov

Being a big blazer fan and living in the area, I have to say this season was so much goddam fun. After free agency last year most people around town were saying they should tank, but thank god they didn’t. Even in the regular season, watching their games was great, and to be given the gift of two playoff series would…

FUCK STEPH CURRY. FUCK EVERYTHING. I WANT TO DIE.

Damn, Daniel.

I lucked into some baseline seating at the game last night and it was really obvious how hurt Griffin was. When he wasn’t playing he was grimacing a ton and had a giant icepack on his leg. JJ Redick seemed to be struggling with his foot too. Oh and Doc was yelling at Austin and it was up to Paul Pierce and tiny…

Oof. What a real nut punch to the organization.

YEP!

In the 80's old arenas like Boston Garden used to do this kind of shit in May all of the time.

I like it. What the fuck is the difference? They’re going to lose the series anyway. The whole “respect” and “bulletin board material” angle on sports is the tiredest shit. Go have fun and talk shit, Stanley.

Read this article in context of what happened during the offseason and what expectations were heading into the season. People knew the Celtics would improve and probably make the playoffs. ESPN placed Boston’s over/under at 42.5, compared to Portland’s at 26.5. Boston exceeded that mark by 3.5 games, compared to…

Big 24 hours for basketball fans that live outside of Philadelphia.

I really love how Kara has trolled everyone into posting pics of athletes and other men in ridiculously tiny shorts. Good job, Kara!

I just got here, so welcome to Deadspin from the west coast commenter affiliates.