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I Won't Call My Baby "Beatles"
January 01, 2008 by
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So yesterday, my Josh Howard letter sparked an unusually sound discussion of whether or not Howard is "hood." Then, on the other side of the media map, the comments section of The Stranger's blog wondered fatuously whether or not alt-weeklies should cover sports....
Principled Shilling
December 29, 2007 by
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So last week, Yardbarker set up this conference call with Baron Davis and a bunch of internet luminaries. It's part of their push to get B-Zadiddio X-9WHAT, one of their athlete-bloggers, into the All-Star Game. Melo, too, but Baron needs more help than Mr. Anthony.
(The...
What It Means to Be Ugly
December 29, 2007 by
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I don't know if it's fate or laziness that paints me into this corner every late December. But it seems like all I can manageâ€"despite the semi-emergence of Dorell Wright as a baby Josh Smithâ€"is abject introspection. If I recall correctly, a few years back...
Waystation
December 16, 2007 by
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Since no one liked my latest Kobe theory, here's my ode to Dwight Howard. I'm not sure what the comments mean, but I think they're making fun of me.
Tear the Vines Off Christmas
December 10, 2007 by
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Well, here it is. The Big OD. Super Tuesday. Nexus of the Months. Crown of Cardboard Art.
I see no future for Spurs/Blazers, unless you've got a passing interesting in the Travis Outlaw bandwagon. Rocket/Lakers, on the other hand, is majorâ€"after all these years...
Knowing Is Knowledge II
December 09, 2007 by
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Bethlehem Shoals: On the table from an earlier phone call: the significance of the "knowledge is power" tat. Is this a chain of inferences, or is one a critique of the other? If it's a critique, that raises the question of why you'd get "knowledge is power...
They Made Camp There, And Torched It
December 09, 2007 by
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If you were planning on reading this website today, I would instead recommend you spend your time here. Then, and only then, should you bother dragging your skin back this way.
I'm not exactly sure why I became a Kobe Bryant fan. I have no connection to Los Angeles and never...
FD Guest Lecture: Isiah Lord Thomas Seen on Vacation in Cancun
December 08, 2007 by
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Jake is the man behind Bread City, and was last seen here delivering this memorable Guest Lecture.
ILT. On Ties
I keep a steady rotation of eight game ties, which are always different. When a new tie comes in, an old one goes out. At home games I tend to choose dark solid...
Where Amazing Happens Pt. II
December 08, 2007 by
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Day 2 of our ongoing EVERY PLAYER PREVIEW, in which Bethlehem Shoals, Billups, Brown Recluse, Esq., and I preview the fortunes of every single player in the entire league. Thanks to bleacherbloggers for featuring our preview on their episode today...
Staging Area
December 08, 2007 by
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How to close out this week? With some links, naturally.
-Our Deadspin player profiles continue: Today, we've got Billups on Iguodala. Before, I took on Dirk and Bron.
-KG with some of the realest talk you'll ever hear.
-Amir is actually starting to piss me off...
Love's Comin' Down
December 07, 2007 by
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For the record, I think "Soulja Boy" is a really dope song. Compare it with "Chicken Noodle Soup," which is more an infomercial or Pavlovian cue. I also like that it's an actual dance, instead ofjust leaning back, snapping your finger, or clapping your hands...
Where Amazing Happens
December 07, 2007 by
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To start off with an aside, I was watching NFL Sunday Countdown this morning and believe I actually heard Chris Berman lambaste Chad Johnson for wearing his mock Hall of Fame sportcoat after touchdowning in the Bengals first game of the year instead...
FD Guest Lecture: And The Redeemed Innocent Fight On
December 05, 2007 by
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John Krolik of Truth in a Bullet Fedora was excited about O.J. Mayo getting the FD treatment. So excited, in fact, that he sent me this ready-to-post essay that smoked anything I'd had in mind. Therefore, it is with great honor that we present it to you as the latest FreeDarko...
Bill Clinton's letter to C-Web
December 04, 2007 by
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I know this is hard to read, but thought I would share it anyways. This was written to C-Web after his gaffe in the NCAA tourney.
"have been thinking of you alot since I sat glued to the TV during the championship game.
I know that there may be nothing I or anyone else can...
Where Amazing Happens Pt. III
December 03, 2007 by
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The last installment of the Billups-DrLIC-Shoals-Recluse-curated FREEDARKO EVERY PLAYER PREVIEW.
A-G here.
H-O here.
P-Z below:
Pachulia, Zaza: Really owes T.I.P. a "my bad" for not locking the armory the other night...
Like Bright, Thorny Soda
December 03, 2007 by
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Essential reading: Joey's two-part NBA preview over at Straight Bangin':
Part One
Part Two
Joey's an honorary FreeDarko member, and these are probably honorary FD posts.
I'm taking a short sabbatical from gushing over Durant, mostly because I've said...
90s NYC Street Basketball Short Story
September 05, 2007 by
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WHERE YOU FROM is a short story I wrote about love and basketball. Check it out!
Jason and I were playing ball at the courts in Dean Park. This was back in ninety-seven, ninety-eight, when I was buying uptowns on layaway with a ten dollar allowance and subway tokens from off my...
What do you think of Durant?
February 26, 2007 by
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Free Darko has a great article comparing Pat Ewing to the young kid in Texas, and it got me thinking. What do the dogs in the yard think of the kid? How well will he be in the L? Would you take him over Greg Oden?
I can't say I've seen every game, but I believe Kevin Durant...
Yardbarker, Meet Free Darko
October 13, 2006 by
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Ok Yardbarkers, there have been some great links to some of the best sports blogs up in here. Deadspin, MJD, Postmen, Pastime... we've had some solid stuff. With the NBA season just around the corner, it's time to graduate to the best of the best: Free Darko.
If you don...
Video of Jordan's First Career 40-point Game
October 11, 2006 by
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It's the 9th game of his NBA career, at home against the Spurs. It's remarkable to see the way that the announcers and other players don't really know how to react. There are still a few comments that maybe the Bulls would have been better off drafting a center, and MJ...
K.G. Gets Jiggy On Taiwanese T.V.
August 04, 2006 by
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I was going to post this to the Backyard, but it's clearly about an NBA player, so here it is. Kevin Garnett actually complying with some ridiculous requests on Taiwanese television. Enjoy.
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