Posts by Carles

• July 2, 2013

  Offensive Trendencies: Vine’s Comedy Problem

  The Internet incubates and extinguishes trends at a rapid pace. Offensive Trendencies, a new series, will evaluate whether or not the latest trend has disrupted culture, technology, and the human experience. Somewhere on a nearby mobile device, some bro is recording a Vine that isn’t at all interesting, funny, or engaging. He only has six […]

• June 11, 2013

  ‘Enjoying the Spurs’: The San Antonio Fan Manifesto

  Since the late 1990s, the San Antonio Spurs have built an army of obnoxious, elitist fans whose heads are filled with so much paranoia that most of the team’s misfortunes can only be explained by conspiracy theories. It is probably the most complex fan identity in all of sports, without the strength in numbers to […]

• May 28, 2013

  My Brother’s Keeper: The Sad Fate of Marc Gasol

  Why did everyone want to believe in the Memphis Grizzlies? It was an unlikely collision of forces that led us from “praising the Grizzlies for what they actually are” to considering them legitimate title contenders. It helped that they played two broken, battered teams in the Clippers and the Thunder before moving on to the […]

• May 16, 2013

  Warriors Fan Fiction

  The not-so-true story of the NBA’s golden boys.

• May 8, 2013

  Who Is the Next Karl Malone?

  In the LeBron era, someone is going to suffer the same fate as the Utah Jazz great.

• April 29, 2013

  Changing the Conversation: A Postmortem of the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers

  Don Draper always advises his clients with an aphorism: “If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation.” That’s decent advice for addressing a short-term problem about the perception of a brand or company, but it doesn’t do anything to actually solve a business’s core problem. This year, the Los Angeles Lakers have completed […]

• April 17, 2013

  The Meaning of Being a True Spur

  Kawhi Leonard, the end of the Big Three, and the playoff struggles of the regular-season titans in San Antonio.

• April 3, 2013

  The Trendiest Team in the NBA

  Rockets, Nuggets, or Warriors: Who’s got the best brand?

• February 27, 2013

  Flipping Off

  How Bravo’s reality-show tyrant Jeff Lewis became a trusted home-improvement guru.

• February 8, 2013

  The NBA’s Closing-Window All-Stars

  A look at the players taking one last shot at that elusive championship.

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