well, they are hosting the U-17 World Cup in 2017. Maybe that will help things a bit. Football is very popular in some parts of the country (mostly spectatorwise of the European leagues) but...yeah, no infrastructure.

maybe we should just open it all up, get rid of the draft lottery altogether, subsidize youth academies and implement a promotion/relegation system with the d-league...I mean, as a Timberwolves fan, I certainly think the Wolves via their ownership deserve to be taking road trips to Erie and Canton...

well, the key is, they have a 'chance.' There's no guarantee that Hinkie's plan will work, at all. People act as if he's a genius but the best grade you can give him at this point is 'incomplete.'

And then Sam Hinkie immediately traded him for a second round draft pick.

"yeaaaahhh, about that..."

also depicted: Lovie Smith instilling team culture

ah yet another Scott Templeton of the "long form"

not depicted: he has this tattooed on his chest.

Where is German Mark Madsen giving a shout-out in Turkish?

a massive inferiority complex is just the inverse of a massive ego.

wow, you had me at "cash register". (And I like Ohio well enough, but one of Ohio's greatest flaws is hypersensitivity.)

Good effort but you need to put this in more one-sentence paragraphs.

Yeah, fortunately or unfortunately, they already have this. It's called El Clasico.

Also I have to say, props to Walter Iooss Jr. for the photograph. Sets the table really well for the article: he looks stately but not cold. Iooss is a legend, so no surprise here.

*sues all mural-makers everywhere for defamation*

it was the dastardly work of...Brooklyn Knight!

I have to say instead of short, choppy one-sentence paragraphs, the move to go straight to bullet points is to be applauded. Fresh.

And sorry for the triple post, but Jesus, even his Twitter bio uses the phrase "Fresh takes"

also comes with the package: hottest comment on hottest take:

"We've secretly replaced a major media market sports columnist with a Sports Mad Lib. Let's see what happens!"