YES.

There’s also a Nightclub factor that I forgot to consider.

Hate this day.

NBA fans will remember six things about 2016: Golden State’s quest for 73 wins, LeBron’s Cavs channeling the 2004 Red Sox, The Block, Durant going Hollywood Hogan on Westbrook, every decent free agent suddenly being worth $15 million to $20 million a year even with names like “Ian Mahinmi” and “Allen Crabbe,” and…

And the year he got it was, as I recall, a deliberate snub of Lebron.

Well, if you’re good enough defensively as a center to win DPoY then you’re probably going to make an All-NBA team through sheer lack of quality centers in the league.

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It’s a way of covering your bases. They’ll probably have made the prerequisite All Star Game appearances, but who knows? Maybe something really weird happens, and a guy happens to be the 2nd best player in the league, but he’s sitting behind the best player in the league who happens to play the same position, so he…

And Ben Wallace was 2nd team All NBA in 2004 (title year). And the only thing keeping him from 1st team was being behind one of the 5 greatest at his position of all time.

Gods and Clods, man. You’re worth what they’ll pay you. And if some team finds an overlooked resource and spends their cap space there, more power to them.

I think it’s really odd that Defensive Player of the Year is part of that group that would get this exception? Because there’s a big gulf between Ron Artest, Ben Wallace, Joakim Noah in their primes and All-NBA/MVPs...

After reading this article, you know what I need? 6000 words from Bill Simmons on how “the refs being out to get Cousins” affects the theoretical trade to Boston.

LeChaim McGoy

Barf Mitzvah

“In lieu of a commemorative statue, the San Antonio Spurs are happy to announce that Tim will simply stand outside the arena at all times, stoically contemplating the horizon.”

In related news, Alabama and Ohio State football players intend to play in their Playoff Games in anticipation of their coming NFL pay cut.

Nick Saban has responded by spending 20 minutes silently assembling a rifle in front of his players while wearing a T-Shirt that reads “FUCKING TRY IT.”