I can’t wait to see the Clippers absolutely smash the fuck out of the Lakers and then see those purple homers scream bloody murder with excuses for why their team is ass.

I’d be chill too if I was worth $50b. What’s James Dolan and Jeanie Buss going to do to Ballmer? As rich as Dolan is Ballmer could buy him with his loose couch  money. He could buy MSG Corp and set fire to all the assets and it would have an immaterial impact to his net worth.

The case of role players I’m thinking of are usually like the veteran types who have already made plenty of money, the David Wests and Wesley Matthewses, who sign a minimum to chase a ring. There are probably other non-veteran role players who are good examples.

The cases where role players are overpaid are usually by…

I’ve typed enough the past few days on this issue and wasn’t going to respond to any comments because no one wants to hear more of my thoughts on restricted free agency. So just a quick note on geography and small markets:

You can’t do anything about geography. If you can’t deal with it, sell the team.

Certain markets…

Got enough hands for the filtered and censored R-rated VHS tapes as well?

this is the best commissioner for the day post yet. 

No amount of anti-tampering rules will ever work so long as players are permitted to hang out off-season away from eavesdroppers and cellphones to conduct their conspiratorial work on a banana boat.

Maybe it’s just me, but Ray’s articles have this “the world is gonna end so you might as well scorch the Earth” feel to them...

Yes but they’re in Canada so no FA ever signs there anyway regardless of tampering.

I live near Yellowstone and the number of idiots who get too close to bison and other wildlife is mind-boggling. And the Park Service has signs everywhere telling them not to.

Actually, hold my non-caffeinated cola, please 

Utah Jazz:  Hold my beer please!

Compare Houston to Dallas for the core demographic of the NBA and you have your answer (incidentally, Boston will ALSO have this problem forever)

Oh won’t someone please think of the billionaires that own sports teams in shitty cities!

NBA owners, fix your antiquated rules.

Nope.

Well, Pizza Hut is clearly considering dumping the salad bars for a reason. Stupid stunts like this puts them into one of two posti0ns. Either they are putting additional food out so other customers can eat too or they are having to say sorry to those other customers. Neither would be an acceptable position for…

Do not underestimate the absolute greed of the chinese. When I lived there I saw these towers and I saw them abandoned. Leaving the food to be thrown away (probably reused). The buffets I saw were the same. Piles of wasted food. They have this "over bundance = high class" view. Greediest people I have ever known.…

If they made them "all you can eat" salad bars, people would end up taking *less* food, because they would get full before they could end up taking a "tower" worth of food.