NBA Week in Review : 11-17 Jan

Jan 18, 2008 | Matt Turvey

It’s been a bad week in the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks (lost 2 games and 1 W), the Boston Celtics (lost 3 of 4), and the Miami Heat (lost 11 in a row). It’s also been a bad week for Andrew Bynum (out 8 weeks with a dislocated kneecap), Nene Hilario...

Time to pay up you gum-trust fund pansies

Jan 15, 2008 | Andy

Another topic that we missed while I was sitting around doing nothing (I did finish Bioshock in a marathon two days, though…yeah never mind) was the word that new Tribune Company owner Sam Zell not only wants to sell Wrigley Field to the state, but also that it...

Gee, you’re dumb

Jan 14, 2008 | Andy

Here’s the worst thing about taking a hiatus from writing pithy columns, there are days when you read something that somebody else wrote and you just ‘have’ to make fun of it. But you can’t, because you’re on hiatus.I don’t...

NBA Week in Review : 4-10 Jan

Jan 11, 2008 | Matt Turvey

As the (Western) world returns to work with the festivities of new year’s eve fading in our already-hazy memories, let’s spare a thought for those employees who had to work right through the holiday season. Some of them, on Christmas Day itself. Sure,...

2008 All-Star Roster Issues

Jan 8, 2008 | Matt Turvey

The 2008 All-Star weekend will be held in New Orleans, as the NBA attempts to convince itself it did the right thing by returning pro basketball to the bayou. And in an advance preview of the 57th All-Star Game, it is already possible to forecast who will play, who...