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The NBA That Will Be, and the One That Never Was: David Roth's Weak in Review
The NBA is going through a renaissance and a revolution right now, led by Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. You can tell it's a good thing because of how much people like Charles Barkley hate it.
The Spurs' Dynasty Now Depends Upon LaMarcus Aldridge
The Spurs are a beautiful basketball machine and a collective effort, but they still need their superstars. Right now, that means that they need LaMarcus Aldridge.
Lucas Duda Is Finally Making Himself At Home At First
Lucas Duda took the longest possible route to prominence, with misbegotten stops in the outfield and on the wrong side of a platoon. Now, finally, he's arrived.
Watching Tristan Thompson, Master Of Basketball's Invisible Tasks
There's nothing outwardly remarkable about Tristan Thompson, except for the thing he does remarkably well—crash the boards and win his team extra possessions.
Raging, Machines, and the NBA Playoffs: David Roth's Weak in Review
Teams like the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs can be easy to hate, because of how cruelly easy they make the game look. But the game is not easy.
Shaq, the world's biggest Northampton Town fan, has a message for the team
Shaq is, if only in the most literal size-related sense, the world's biggest Northampton Town fan. His team just won England's fourth division, and he is pumped.
Watching David West And Boris Diaw, Gears In San Antonio's Generous Machine
San Antonio's two generations of stars are still doing their thing, but there's a reason players who could make more elsewhere go to San Antonio instead.
Spurs/Thunder Might Be The Best Series We Get All Playoffs Long
All season long, NBA fans have looked forward to the Western Conference Finals. In San Antonio/OKC, we're about to get a match-up that might be just as good.
The Blazers Are Weird in the Most Disciplined Way, and They're Winning
How the Blazers took advantage of a down year in the West, got pretty weird within a very disciplined system, and maybe figured out something big. Maybe.
Billy Donovan and the Impossible Job of Coaching the Thunder
In his first year coaching the Thunder, Billy Donovan has come in for plenty of criticism. He's deserved a lot of it, but coaching Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant is also much harder than it looks.
The Orioles Are Here To Mash, For As Long As They Can
This offseason, the Orioles built a lineup heavy in one-dimensional sluggers. For now, that one dimension—hitting tremendous, towering dingers—is fun to watch.
Watching Kansas City's Salvador Perez, A Big Catcher Trying to Become A Big Hitter
Salvador Perez is big in a uniquely profound way. On a Royals team that wins through applied persistence, he doesn't just fit in—he exemplifies what works.