What does the release point of Rose’s shot have to do with the amount of stress on his knees? Is he planning to jump less high while he’s releasing his shot earlier?

That seems like one of those ultimately meaningless stats that gets thrown up during the baseball season: “Team X is 8-15 this season in Tuesday day games played on grass.”

Nah, I see the Bulls picking “Stretch” 4 Who Can’t Actually Shoot From Outside in the first round.

BiggerPutz, I’ve seen many a Chicago driver use the shoulder as an extra passing lane (usually at the Austin exit from the Ike), and the people have always let the goober in. Kudos to the group you were with for not letting that shit slide.

Man, the placement of that overhand shot to end the clip was just mean.

The USADA isn’t part of the executive branch of any level of government or a law-enforcement agency, so a “warrant” is out. They would have subpoena authority if litigation had been filed in a formal court or possibly within its internal dispute-resolution structure.

Where do the coaches have any leverage here? They might have some supposed moral authority, but I’m not seeing a ton of bargaining power across the board.

Does the “jock tax” (professional athletes ending up having to pay income tax for each game they play in states other than their state of primary employment) still apply? If so, that’s going to make your second example even messier and wrong as currently set forth.

Because Forman and Paxson have demonstrated so much ability to properly draft players thus far? So far, Butler seems to be the only recent draft pick that worked out at all for them.

I’m not sure I want to live in a world where “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” is considered a highlight of anything.

Maybe he was drinking Manischewitz.

Blame TV.

Does he owe the Russian Mafia money?

I manage to go with the worst of all worlds when I eat tacos and hold it at one end, thus ensuring that half of the taco grease will end up in my palm as I eat.

Stoudemire’s only 33? Damn, I would’ve guessed he’s a lot closer to 40. Must be those old-man goggles he wears.

I was listening to some of the local sports yakkers talk about a Butler-to-Celtics deal and had the same thought: how do Butler and Thomas co-exist in the 4th quarter?

I can’t visualize a world in which the majority of what are currently-employable skills are performed by robots/AI and in which the VAST majority of wealth (not income) isn’t concentrated in either a very few hands or in the government. Don’t know if that will necessarily be better or worse than things are now.

I come down squarely on the “Santa wraps his gifts” side. Half of what I remember from Christmas mornings as a kid is wondering what was under the tree with my name on it.

Yeah, but when you buy cut-rate TP like Drew does (that is just not the place to save money!), 2 squares ain’t gonna cut it. You think you can get away with two folded-over squares at a public toilet? Not a chance in hell.

If the D-League players aren’t part of the NBAPA (and god help them if they are, because the dues would probably really cut into their take-home), I don’t see why the latest CBA would have dealt with the D-League in any meaningful sense. Are the owners going to throw something in there just because they’re nice?