I honestly don’t think it’s a problem with the format. I think the problem is really that our standard for dunks is incredibly high at this point. It’s raised so much from where it was in the 80s and 90s. A dunk has to be absolutely amazing to impress us now, and for the dunk contest to be satisfying, that level has…

Is it a stupid, goofy article? Of course it is. But I don’t have a problem with that. I want to see more people willing to write stupid goofy thinkpieces about basketball, not fewer. Yes, this one happens to be particularly poorly done, but I’m not going to tear at my clothes and lament the fact that someone wrote a…

Wrong !!!!! Is lie!!!

The thing with Gary is that, one, the popularity of the name strongly tracks with the acting career of Gary Cooper. Two, Gary Cooper took the name “Gary” at his agent’s suggestion after her home town of Gary, Indiana.

With respect, I think describing it that way really minimizes the broader context of religious fundamentalism/extremism that goes beyond his remarks and quite a lot deeper. I don’t believe it’s correct to say this is just an isolated incident of someone saying something silly.

I’m going to support whoever the Democratic nominee is, don’t get me wrong. I would support the nominee if they were far worse than Gillibrand.

Sure. That would be a really solid way of addressing the issue. I don’t think it’s an insurmountable issue, I don’t think it’s a disqualifying issue, but I do think it is an issue that she should address one way or another, and I think the best way to get to that is by talking about it.

We should be able to talk about the fact that Kirsten Gillibrand came into Congress 12 years ago as a Blue Dog Democrat, and is now trying to represent herself as a standard-bearer for the center-left of the party, for reasons that seem (on the face of it) to be mostly connected to political expediency - not so much…

One that he apparently lost was when he sued the LA Angels for gender discrimination for providing tote bags to mothers who came to a baseball game on Mothers’ Day

what reasonable discussion is it possible to have with Mike Cernovich

This is far and away the most The Ringer, Bill Simmons thing ever published on dead spin dot com

The fact that it was an inadvertent choice of words does not preclude it being a real reflection of his attitude, of the ownership’s attitude, of the league’s attitude, and to a certain extent of America’s attitude.

Nikola Mirotic is a good basketball player and he deserves to be a contributor on a playoff team

It’s interesting and revealing to note the emphasis he puts on the late 60s and early 70s. I think generally 1968 and 1972 are really significant and crucial for influencing the centrist Democratic project - so much of the worldview and the historiography and the overall political strategy is still in reaction to…

Woody!

Happy to help.

Ryan Vogelsong was a good Giant.

Setting aside everything else - if they believe that what he said was defamatory, why are they asking Goodell’s dumb ass to settle things for them instead of the actual legal system?

It is unfair to say that Alex Smith has never made any plays. He had one day in his entire career where he made any plays, when he single-handedly carried the 49ers over the Saints in the playoffs in 2012. Had a 28-yard touchdown run and then threw the game-winner to Vernon Davis with 9 seconds left. Completely…

Marvin Benard.