Roger Pimentel
If Kobe Doesn’t Win This Title, He’ll Forever Be Scottie Pippen
If Kobe Bryant is going to be the next Michael Jordan, he’d better hurry. His time is running out. Bryant’s game is often compared to that of the great Jordan because of their individual ability to dominate games. But one difference remains, and it’s perhaps the most significant—Bryant has never won an NBA title as [...]
An Open Letter to Brett Favre
Dear Brett, Do yourself a favor. Hang up your helmet, put on your Wrangler jeans, and retire for good. You’re this close (-) to making me forget all the cool stuff you did and only remember that you went senile and didn’t know when to pull the plug, even though you were a thousand years [...]
LeBron James: "I'm Happy in Cleveland"
It’s the same story we’ve heard before. Guarded, carefully rehearsed with a publicist. “I think I’m happy in Cleveland,” LeBron James said on the Dan Patrick Show on Thursday. “I have no plans on going anywhere and playing the game of basketball.” It’s exactly what Cleveland fans want to hear, and exactly what New York [...]
Clippers Relevant Next Year? Hold The Phones.
The Clippers have a lot to do before the 2009-2010 season if they want to be competitive. Talent-wise, this is not the worst Clippers team we’ve ever seen. They struggled this year with injuries — Chris Kaman only played in 31 games, and Zach Randolph played in 39. If they can stay healthy, they should [...]
Are LeBron James and Mo Williams a Duo Yet?
The theory exists that you need two stars to win a championship. Kobe couldn’t do it on his own, Dwyane Wade couldn’t do it on his own. Even His Airness never did it without Scottie. Having three stars on your squad, like last year’s Celtics, is certainly a bonus—but two is the minimum. Incidentally, superhero [...]
Have the Rockets Won Two Games, or Have the Lakers Lost Two?
Having watched the Lakers’ 40-point victory over the Rockets in Game 5 last night, I officially have no idea what’s going on in this series. On paper, the Lakers are absolutely the most talented team in the league. They’ve got a superstar who excels in the clutch, twin towers in the middle, and Lamar Odom—who [...]
Need to Win Games? Injure Your Center
“As we saw earlier, decentralization has three general benefits: (1) It encourages motivation and creativity; (2) it allows many minds to work simultaneously on the same problem; and (3) it accommodates flexibility and individualization.” —”The Future of Work” by Thomas W. Malone, published by Harvard Business Press It’s very likely that the rest of the [...]
After-the-Fact NBA Playoff Predictions: Round 1
Playoff predictions are a reliable staple of sports analysis. Everybody has predictions, for every series in every round, to the point where any yahoo with a blog is airing out their fan-crazed laundry in the form of playoff predictions. In light of this, I choose to make my predictions after the games have already happened. [...]
