My 12-year-old son is on a rec basketball team. During practice, they do free throws and layups and run through ball-handling and passing drills. And the second practice is over, they all run to the area between the three-point line and the half court line and launch shot after shot after shot. I’ve never seen any of… Read more

I’m pretty sure the Knicks coaching staff was just trying to light a fire under him. I know it strains credulity to imagine the Knicks brass using the media correctly, but it seems like that might be the case. Read more

I really can’t stand Tim Ferris, and I’ve never fully been able to articulate why. If anyone can tell me why I’d appreciate it. Thank you. Read more

Go to 7:33, and there’s a brutal sequence: tough pick-and-roll by Kuzma, LeBron elbows his way into an open look for three, but doesn’t take it, draws a double team, and fights through it on a give and go to the hoop. The crazy thing is, he humiliates 2 guys 3 times apiece in the last 8 seconds of the shot clock. 

Spicy P has only been playing basketball period since he was like 16, so the fact that at the age of 24 he’s THIS good means he might still improve quite a bit more. Masai is a genius.  Read more

Vuc for Fultz. Vuc helps the Sixers fill the Dario Saric-shaped hole in their backup roster and frees up space to sign a max free agent next year; Fultz helps the Magic tank their way to a better pick and maybe doesn’t get the yips now that no one is watching him play.
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Elvis Andrus may have just found a new best friend. Read more

His level of play over the last half of the season, and specifically over the last week, is a psychoactive substance. Read more

I’ll preface this by saying that I’m not even close to a Zverev fan, but even I was impressed by seeing him finally get more dynamic with his movement off the ball and actually control the front of the court. It would be great to get a bit of a next-gen breakthrough in 2019 (although Djokovic does look kind of… Read more

I look forward to Zverev losing to Denis Istomin in the third round of Australia Read more

I really wish Khachanov had participated at the Nitto finals. He deserved that first Masters title, and I am cautiously excited about his 2019. Things could get really interesting if/when he shows up in Djokovic’s half of the draw.
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Djokovic plays perfect tennis all week. Loses to Zverev in the final. Read more

That is in itself an interesting omen of things to come in 2019, a season that looked from afar like it could have been (and still probably will be) the one-note reign of Djoker all over again. Read more

The problem is in his head. Read more

Went to this game on Saturday, where he dropped 60 points. I’m sure nobody cares but some things I took away: Read more

It’s very interesting to hear someone like Benneteau actually lay this out, and it (at least to a degree) confirms something I’ve suspected for a while: Federer’s longevity has a lot to do with the way he’s been proactive with his game, fitness, etc... and even more to do with the fact that, probably more than anyone… Read more

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Brook and Robin Lopez are *literally* a great twin study of the changing NBA. For the first nine years of their career Robin was the “better” player due to his offensive numbers, and got paid like it. Read more

Jason Kidd should be in jail for depriving us of this fun as hell Bucks team for years.  Read more

This is outstanding. The kid has a gift for more than tennis. I want him to play a match knowing McEnroe is commenting. After an iffy call approach the high-tennis-chair-guy. And in a monotone voice say “You ... Cannot ... Be ... Serious?” Read more