Hoops and Other Pop Culture

Look, I have Hakeem in my top 20 players of all-time.  But the recent lists I have seen from younger guys all seem to put Hakeem as a top 10...

I will save my pat-down experience at DFW for another Blog entry.  It didn't occur outside the U.S., and it, in any event, deserves its ...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/inside-ariana-grande-and-pete-davidsons-split-he-is-incredibly-heartbroken-exclusive/ar-BBOqqNC?li=BBn...

The idea of a "Game Score" statistic is basically to determine whether someone had a good game or not (rather than me searching t...

In response to: http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/serena-williams-us-open-controversy-comes-down-to-these-two-questions/ar-BBN6f6F?l...

Sorting through some old MVP voting results on basketball-reference.com, I came up with some interesting tidbits: 1) Not all MVP ballotin...

After the Heat lost to the Spurs in 2014, LeBron figured (correctly) that Dwyane Wade as a player was shot, Chris Bosh wasn't going to g...

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/22/trump-millennial-supporters-washington-dc-218833 The article has been read as saying Tr...

36. James Harden 35. Steph Curry 34. Steve Nash 33. Gary Payton 32. Patrick Ewing 31. Dwyane Wade 30. Bob Cousy 29. Scottie Pipp...

Well, try as I might to get the list down to 50, it appears that we have a 6-way tie for 46th worst Game Score (around Negative 4.8) , so we...

The way to bet here is Cleveland to lose in 4 or 5 games.  The Warriors have 4 all-star level players including two of the top 7 players in ...

There is no basketball on tonight, so I did some work on NBA (or ABA) MVP Awards and top 2, 3, 4 and 5 finishes.  I will assume LeBron finis...

Having sat and considered the issue of whether LeBron James or Michael Jordan is the "better" player for some time, I think it is ...

As stated below, I have 48 hours to make a final decision, and I figured that as a public service I would provide worthwhile "Talking P...

As I make my final decision, which will come on or before May 10, I am reading a LOT of hate on LeBron James and on Michael Jordan on Twitte...

36. James Harden (new to the list) 35. Stephon Curry (new to the list) 34. Steve Nash (-4 from 2015) 33. Gary Payton (+2) 32. Pat...

Well, it is official, LeBron James has moved up my list from #4 to top 2. It will either be LeBron James or Michael Jordan as #1 overall....

Before we get into ranking them, it just needs to be said again.  These are the 4 best guys, and I don't recognize there being any good ...

When you get up here to the Top 6, you are working in rarified air.  My top 6 guys (Abdul-Jabbar, Chamberlain, Duncan, James, Johnson, Jorda...

#8 Shaquille O'Neal -- Look, the big fella was virtually never in shape after 1999.  He was often heavy and enjoyed life, even if it mea...