Brian Fowler

What a reversal in injury luck for New York from last year, by the way.

That's awful for him and Boston. Happening that late likely puts next season in jeopardy, certainly won't be back until deep into it at best. And, wholye Achilles injuries aren't the career enders they used to be, what we've seen mostly in the last several years both in the NBA and NFL is that the first year back is usually a struggle and it's not until the second year back on the court/field before they really look like themselves again. Which means he might be pushing 30 before he's truly himself again. And that's a huge blow to him and to a Boston franchise that looked set up to be a contender every year for at least another half decade if not more.

Somebody should tell Golden State halftime is over.

So, there's a very real possibility all three sixty win teams get bounced in the second round. Two of them it looks more likely than not! What a weird playoffs so far.

I can't imagine the Bucks don't demand Castle in any trade.

It's a straight up musical, and allegedly is the "real" story. Reviews are terrible. (It's also the third wholly distinct Juliet musical to hit either the screen or major stage in the last like six years, which is kinda odd.)

The New York/Detroit series occasionally felt like it was from the mid-90's. I don't know if it's factually been more physical, but it does feel that way to me, too.

I didn't think Cleveland would move Mobley in the deal. Which might be a reason no such deal will happen. But I think they would want Garland and Allen as the main pieces, with whatever roleplayers and every pick they can move would be Cleveland's offer.

So how much can Cleveland give up for Giannis while still having pieces around him, Mobley, and Mitchell?

Man, if Jokic ever gets rolling, Denver should walk all over OKC. I can't believe how well they keep standing up while he can't hit a shot.

I like Leonard to the Colts because he is a guy that runs a quarterback, and they are either going to start Richardson, who is a better runner by far that passer or Danny Dimes who, at least before the injury, was a surprisingly effective runner. So Leonard should be about to step right in without them having to change the playbook much. Plus, the kid is obviously tougher than J.R.'s two dollar steak and damn sure isn't pulling himself from a game because he's tired. He almost willed ND to that title last year just on toughness and endurance. But I have a hard time seeing him ever being a plus starting QB at this level.

Chicago had a Hall of Fame quarterback 50 years before Pope Leo. Now, a 4,000 yard passer, on the other hand.

When he's healthy and rolling, he's worth every penny.

Been home from work for a bit, suddenly thought "hey who won the game" so now it's hell yeah overtime.

AB was under recruited/mis-evaluated in highschool, but it still took a wild series of events for him to end up here. He *almost* wound up at Pitt after the FIU disaster, because Butch Jones thought he had potential. When Jones left for the CMU head job after Cincy hired Brian Kelly, the Pitt opportunity dried up, but Jones offered him a walk on tryout at Central. Zach Azzani essentially babysat him/took him into his family because that was the only way to get him to class and meetings on time. But he wasn't nearly as eccentric and off the wall, or if he was, the staff hid it pretty damn well.

SGA finished +51, the highest ever in the play by play data era.

Jesus fuck did OKC take Denver to the woodshed. God damn. Meanwhile... I know my man C is having a rough week, so I'll abstain from comment.

According to The Athletic, this is the first time ever that all four road teams won game one in the conference semifinals. ------ His dad being an asshole aside, one thing I love about Haliburton is that he never does that obvious bullshit about "I don't listen to the noise." Instead after the game he said "Overate that."

Hell yeah Ghost Protocol!

The Warriors have held their opponent under 90 in back to back playoff games, and under 95 three times in eight games. Apparently pairing Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green works. (So far. Until one of them punches the other in practice.)

So... How much is his lawyer making?

What's more, is that right now, these only count towards their five ACC games a year on the years Clemson would've rotated onto their schedule, but ND are very publicly stumping to have it count every year. If they get their way overall, and have Clemson, FSU, Miami, and Stanford games annually, the remaining teams in the ACC would only get to play ND once every 13 years, and at home only once every 26 years. Maybe it won't go that far, and Miami and FSU will only get to be doubled in the rotation or something, but it also creates a circular loop in the new ACC agreement. The teams that get the highest ratings get the most money. ND games are nearly always highly rated, ergo...

Cleveland looking like a strong contender for this year's "the playoffs would've been totally different if X didn't get hurt" team, with X being half the rotation.

All About Eve hits differently when you are older than Bette Davis was when it was made.