The Wire is a fine show, it has aged terribly though.

Other than Messi, 3 of their 9 world class players are on the back end of their prime! Poor guy!

Their regular season stats are very similar but Kyrie seems to turn it up in the playoffs, which is not the norm for the vast majority of players. Against better defenses tuned up to playoff intensity and able to game-plan for a single opponent, he’s actually been more efficient than in the regular season (seems like…

Happened to walk in the break room at work while this was happening on the tv. Thought, “This is gonna be on Deadspin!” and then changed the channel.

They played very poorly in the 8 games Kane was injured and Kane managed to win a second straight golden boot despite missing a fifth of the season. I’d also say Eriksen is indispensable for Spurs - his passing in the final third unlocks a lot of defenses and he led the team in chances created by quite a bit. Rose and…

Still a better love story than Twilight.

Yeah, Fellaini is a number 8/10 - definitely not a defensive holding midfielder.

I quit watching the NFL and don’t miss it. I still play fantasy because it’s a league going on nearly a decade I play with high school friends who I otherwise wouldn’t stay in touch with. The fact that I can still compete (and occasionally make the playoffs) without watching the games shows what a truly dumb sport…

His story checks out. He’s from Buffalo.

But the Royal Rumble tickets came with a free frogurt! The frogurt was cursed.

I think they’ll still make the playoffs.

He can leave in 12 months though

Morris is a decent stretch 4 on a very cheap contract. KCP was a restricted free agent and a good player - 3-and-D wings are hard to come by. He shot around league average at six attempts a game for a team with some serious spacing issues. His high FT% gives me confidence his three point shot will develop. Bradley…

Sort of off-topic, but with Harden off the court Beverley had an assist rate of 33.5% (which is good). It’s possible he might be more of a complete point guard than he appeared to be with the Rockets. Either way, we can all agree Doc didn’t know this when he traded for him.

I don’t get why I keep seeing people who think editorial mistakes and political hit jobs are mutually exclusive.

I think it should be noted that Didier Deschamps is a moron.

Lowry would be a perfect fit. Brings much needed shooting and is a good defender. I’m optimistic being the 3rd or 4th option on offense rather than the 1st option would solve some of his playoff struggles.

OK, that’s probably an overstatement on my part. But there are metrics in which Curry grades out rather pedestrian - ESPN’s RPM for one. Teams in the playoff teams target Curry relentlessly and he plays a protected role on the league’s best defense. Harden was an average to good defender in a supporting role for the…

Chris Paul is not merely a ball-dominant scorer - he’s a great off-ball shooter and one of the best passers in nba history - and he is also an elite defender. Paul George is an elite defender. Hard to make a case that Curry is much more effective than Harden defensively. Trevor Ariza and Clint Capela are both above…

Keep Austin? Weird.