Worst of Game 2 of the NBA Finals: Dirka Dirka Dirka edition
Sunday, June 5th, 2011Thanks to stephanie g. for the pic. The _allas interior _efense: Okay, so the Mavs actually outscored the Heat 40-36 in the paint. I know. But Miami had nine dunks last night. Nine. In a Finals game. I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen nine dunks by one team in a Finals game before. At least [...]
Worst of the Playoff Night: The Lakers are down 2-0 edition
Friday, May 6th, 2011Pau Gasol is sad……AND BRIAN CARDINAL LIKES IT!The Los Angeles Lakers: I’ll admit it. I wrote off the Mavericks before this series even started. Lots of people did. Including, it seems, the Lakers. But here we are. Not on Planet Earth. I’ll tell you that much. It’s Bizarro World. The Nuggets are better off without [...]
Worst of the Night: NCAA Championship Game Edition
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011UConn fans proved last night that douche can indeed spontaneously combust.Oh good lord. Was that the worst NCAA title game ever or what? The numbers are staggering. Even for a self-styled expert in the best of the worst of basketball. Let me put it this way: One team shot 34.5 percent from the field (19-for-55), [...]
Worst NBA Champions: Glenn Robinson
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010Many of you either know or have guessed that I attended Purdue University. As it so happened, my freshman year coincided with Glenn Robinson’s final season as a Boilermaker. I have to tell you: Robinson was a college basketball beast. As his NBA.com bio points out, he was nicknamed “Big Dog” for his oncourt ferocity. [...]
Worst of Game 5 of the 2010 NBA Finals
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010The Los Angeles Lakers: So, uhm, L.A. in six, anybody? Anybody? Bueller…? Yeah, well, that isn’t going to happen. Obviously. Hey, maybe the Lakers should have chugged down some more mineral water before Game 5. Not sure we can pin this one on Kobe. Dude was a one-man wrecking crew: 38 points, 13-for-27 from the [...]
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