Posts by Chris Ryan
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NBA Short-Attention-Span Power Rankings: Manimal Magnetism
A survey of the players and teams making moves in last night’s NBA action. 1. The Denver Dunkets The Lakers are old; the Nuggets are fast. Last night, the Lakers went up on top of a mountain, and the Nuggets ran them right off of it. Denver had 33 fast-break points, and Los Angeles had […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: The Oscars, Food TV, and a Dying Peacock
Chris and I took last week off, due to work and travel concerns — there is no truth to the rumor that a media cabal led by Frank Darabont and Bob Greenblatt had us canceled. It turns out we needed the downtime to fully prepare ourselves for the gross orgy of smarm, song, and dance […]
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NBA Short-Attention-Span Power Rankings: Amnesty International
A survey of the players and teams making moves in last night’s NBA action. 1. Kobe Bryant
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NBA Short-Attention-Span Power Rankings: Oh Brother!
A survey of the players and teams making moves in last night’s NBA action. 1. Reggie Rose In the land of the boring trade deadline day, the brother of an injured superstar making loud noises in the shadows may not be king, but he’s at least going to get our attention. At the end of […]
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Manchester City Does the Harlem Shake
Aleksandar Kolarov wins. (h/t John Brewin)
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NBA Short-Attention-Span Power Rankings: The Great Flight North!
A survey of the players and teams making moves in last night’s NBA action. 1. Joe Johnson Hey, guys, maybe you weren’t in the last meeting, so I just want to catch you up. Apparently, the Barclays Center fills up on a cold Tuesday night when Milwaukee comes to town, the crowd actually rocks out […]
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Second-Half NBA Predictions: The Plausible and Implausible
Mays and I did this with the NFL, and I managed to spoil Cabin in the Woods and wrongly assert that Michael Vick would play all 16 games for the Eagles. We’re blinding you with science over here. Same rules as before: I say something, Mays argues whether it’s plausible or implausible. Let’s get weird. […]
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Letting the Wookiee Win: A Journey Through All-Star Weekend
I did not attend the East Coast Invasion at the Roxy. I didn’t crash the 2 Kings dinner thrown by LeBron James and Jay-Z. I didn’t wind up in a secret basement humidor club with World Wide Wes, Phil Knight, and J. Prince. I’m sure at some point I was sweating, but it probably had […]
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All-Star Weekend Podcast & Video Extravaganza: Kyrie Irving, Brook Lopez, LaMarcus Aldridge, Chandler Parsons, and Klay Thompson
On our first full day in Houston, Jacoby, Zach Lowe, and I had the pleasure of talking with a few of the NBA’s brightest stars. Jacoby spoke with Kyrie Irving about video games, 3-point shooting, and Uncle Drew. I got a chance to talk with Chandler Parsons about the Rockets’ rivalry with the Warriors. I […]
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Looks Like Rays Pitcher Joel Peralta Got His Neck Injury … TO GO
YEAOWWWWWW. It’s not funny, guys. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Joel Peralta tried to give it the extra 2 percent while getting out of his car to grab some sandwiches; instead he got himself a pain in the neck. Based on the dogged reporting of Tampa Bay Times writer Marc Topkin, who chased this story down […]
