The pair were announcing Lakers-Jazz Game 2 last night.  Reggie Miller is a smart guy, by ball-player standards, and had occasion to use the words "plethora" and "cordial ( Read more... )

My Week 12 pick to win the super bowl won!  Yay!  And what a classic game ( Read more... )

The Patriots (11-5) are out of the playoffs this year since  both the Dolphins and Ravens won their games!  They've had bad luck this year, I must admit, but I'm not complaining.

Meanwhile, the Colts at 12-4 will be matched up at either the Broncos or the Chargers, who are sitting at 8-7 and 7-8 right now and had easy  schedules this year.

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W00t!
1 2 3 4 T
LAL (14-2) 30 36 35 16 117
IND (7-10) 28 33 25 32 118

They are now the only team to have beaten Boston and LA, who both have only lost twice.

This kicks off what perhaps may be the most brutal week in the history of the NBA:
Lakers (14-1), @Boston (17-2), @Cleveland (14-3), Boston (17-2)

The aforementioned rude awakening.
http://agh.livejournal.com/62024.html

The only sports media person I know who pays close attention to these numbers is John Hollinger, who accounts for that heavily in his excellent basketball power rankings.  For example, the Pacers are currently ranked 9th of 30 teams in his rankings, despite their 5-7 record, because of their SoS and average margin of victory.  On Marc Stein's more ( Read more... )

There's a certain geeky pleasure in coaches exploiting loopholes in the rules, but the level of absurdity is pretty high for a multi-billion dollar powerhouse sports league ( Read more... )

It's been a relatively tough season for a Colts fan, but it's officially not a loss, with a 18-15 win over the Evil Team last night ( Read more... )

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3461029

It's tough how frustration with a team can make you not-so-disappointed that your favorite player got moved.  I get so frustrated with the Pacers' health problems that the swap for a slightly-less-injury-prone T.J. Ford seems like an upgrade.

The exciting thing is that Ford is really quick and had ( Read more... )