Much too late for that. They've been NBA's version of Cards fans for years. Also, fuck Texas.

Cool, I'm a year and one essay away from having my Phd. Does Deadspin have a dick measurement app we can submit to next? Maybe we can both stand on top of our degrees and see which of us can see further.

Interesting that you learned so little while there. Good luck with the third semester this fall.

So your argument is that we don't know what will happen, so we can't act? How do you drive to work in the morning with all the "unintended consequences" created from your drive. Someone could hit you! You could fall asleep while driving!

Your right. Something might be hard to do so we shouldn't even try. Let's always brush aside ethical arguments FIRST, find out what seems easiest, then do that, and worry about the ethics later.

You didn't read the post, either. James points out: "No matter what law is proposed, someone will come up with ways to evade…

Wait until you find out what he thinks about Native Americans.

It doesn't make any sense that these shoes aren't that great. I mean, look at this list of professional, winning athletes who train in and race in Vibrams:

Ahh yes, another free market, Ayn Rand loving libertarian who hates it when people actually participate freely in a market.

No one tries harder than I do at YMCA pick up, which is why they've started selling tickets whenever I show up. I don't ever score, and I usually lose track of my man, and I often throw lazy passes that sail out of bounds, but I TRY REALLY HARD while doing it, which is all anyone wants to see. Sports Illustrated is…

I feel like I've seen this Tom Ley response before. Do you have it copied into a doc somewhere and bust it out every time some idiot trolls out the "NBA players don't try" argument?

If only a good guy with a gun had been there.

Please tell me that "YEAH, JEETZ!" made it in as a nominee...

Wouldn't it make more sense to compare him to other players in the same situation rather than compare him to himself? 'Is everyone as consistent as Ortiz in big situations?' seems to be a better measure of whether he is "clutch." Being able to maintain your own personal mean averages might actually be a really hard…

I was especially upset when refs forced Pop to bench his 2nd best player and top rebounder for the final seconds of regulation allowing the Heat to get an offensive rebound.

I mean, it is ridiculous. I guess at least it's a perspective? More interesting to me than the thousands who watch some pulp nothingness like Bones which impart no real values and don't require you to have an opinion about anything.

This is a good argument. It's why I always put Adam Morrison ahead of Kevin Durant when ranking the best players alive.

And to add to your point: would you rather have a 30,000 gift card or 30,000 cash? A gift card is only redeemable at a single store. A scholarship is just a gift card to a single school, and it comes with even more requirements for how you use it/get its full value (have to attend four years, complete classes, etc),…

Just because it's hard to imagine a pay scheme doesn't mean it's not possible. There are lots of smart folks out there. Also, ask the typical college athlete on a D-I scholarship how much of a priority they are allowed to make their education. Sports always comes first, and your coaches don't really care whether you…

Or subtle, veiled racism?