I think you mean “former Deadspin editor-in-chief Clay Travis” Read more

Yes. I was actually two feet away. Someone has a photo I think? Read more

Strongly disagree. We need you to properly cook the person. I think we probably cook up Burke. Read more

That’s what “they said.” Read more

I liked the deleted version better.

I did, though this was before I drove a stick. Also, Minnesota roads are 100% better in the snow than DC’s roads because Minnesota snow plow crews are bad-ass. Read more

...what? Read more

Great question! Read more

Yes, they make that much money from cable fees. 92 million subscribers x $6.41 per month x 12 months ≈$7 billion. They have WatchESPN, are offered on Sling TV, and have some rights to offer over the top (internet) content in their broadcast agreements. To back out of the bundle means to completely cannibalize their… Read more

They could start charging more for advertising, but nobody would pay for it. The absolute best case scenario from an advertising perspective is that John Skipper is right: that everybody ditching ESPN weren’t watching it anyway, and that ratings will remain unchanged. But advertisers don’t pay for advertising out of… Read more

While Sling TV is intriguing, sign-ups are slowing down and it is still only an alternative for sports fans who want just ESPN. If you want to watch an RSN—ie you’re a fan of your local basketball, baseball, or hockey team—or have multiple TVs in your house, Sling isn’t an option. Read more

How do I do this? Read more

Almost everything I’ve read suggests that, perhaps paradoxically, in a truly unbundled, a la carte world, consumers would end up paying the same or even more for TV. Read more

No one does. Read more

Not quite. Last year 11.5% of missed free throws resulted in offensive rebounds. Throw in the fact that when Drummond is taking the free throw the Pistons’ best rebounder is out of the play, and that he’s such a bad free throw shooter that the defense will be anticipating a miss, and that number goes down… Read more

Yes. Both Dwight. Read more

The tough guy talk on free throws is so lame and funny. The reason to change the rule isn’t to “protect” players, it’s that basketball is an entertainment product, and foul fests aren’t entertaining. Did you also complain about eliminating hand checking because it “protected” point guards? Did you complain about the… Read more

He’s actually shooting 52% this year, which is good enough that you probably shouldn’t be intentionally fouled. But he shot 40% last season so... Read more

Nobody on the Rockets fouled out of the game, and they even busted out the intentional fouls for a short while in the fourth quarter when they were down. Sure Drummond could’ve stayed in, but assuming he kept shooting like that, the Pistons would’ve been losing by 10. Read more

This is a dumb comment. Dwight Howard shoots 80% on free throws during practice. Drummond shoots over 70% on free throws during practice. The problem isn’t a lack of practice. Read more