Posts by Chris Ryan

  • We Need a New Advanced Stat to Quantify Nick Young

    I have been staring at Nick Young’s box score, on and off, for the last couple of hours. Numbers are supposed to help us understand players, their performances, and their contributions and deficiencies. But to look at Nick Young’s stats from the Clippers’ Monday-night victory over the Thunder and say, simply, that he had zero […]

  • Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Talking Mad Men, Game of Thrones, and the Still-Lousy The Killing

    This week on the pod, Andy and I put on our big-picture glasses (which happen to look a lot like JR Smith’s 3-goggles) and talked about whether the single television episode is still a viable format. With auteurs like David Simon advocating for a more novelistic approach to the making and consuming of the medium, […]

  • Atkinson

    The Reducer, Week 33: Hysterical Blindness

    Blowing the whistle on Premier League referees, plus Liverpool and Chelsea’s FA Cup triumphs.

  • How to Use Gruden Camp Lingo in Real Life

    The other day, at some kind of social function, I broke out the phrase, “Looks like someone called a hot route,” when referring to someone doing something a little bit unexpected. All the people I was standing with looked at me, and it was clear they were all thinking the same thing: “Awesome use of […]

  • Marc Gasol: An Internal Monologue

    Athletes are often asked what was running through their minds during given plays. This is what was running through Memphis center Marc Gasol’s when he dunked on Phoenix’s Markieff Morris on Wednesday night.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo’s Giant Steps

    I have seen my fair share of “perfect hat tricks,” when a player scores with his right foot, left foot, and head. It’s a celebration of the various tools at the attacking footballer’s disposal. On Wednesday, I saw a “Ronaldo hat trick,” a free kick, long-range shot, and penalty. It was a celebration of him. […]

  • Rankonia: The Triangle Power Rankings

    1. Clinton Portis, The Fund-raiser I miss Clinton Portis. You miss Clinton Portis. We all miss Clinton Portis, I think, which is why it’s exciting that the indispensable D.C. Sports Bog noted on Tuesday that Portis is set to appear at an upcoming fund-raiser for President Obama, hosted by Vice President Biden. Are we one […]

  • FX

    A Man in a Hat: The Justified Season 3 Finale

    The shooting of Tom Bergen and the escape of Robert Quarles has pretty much every character on edge, on empty, and carrying a full clip. “Slaughterhouse,” the finale of Season 3: Praise the lord and pass the pork tongue.

  • We See You, Kenneth Faried

    I ride or die for the Sixers. Unfortunately for me, they are currently riding a four-game losing streak that is probably going to kill me. Sometimes, when you are being raked over the coals by the team that has your heart, your mind wanders. And mine has wandered to Denver. On Monday night, the Nuggets […]

  • Kobe, Westbrook, or Rose: Who Does the Best Smoking-Guns Move?

    You have three choices: (1) Kobe Bryant doing the “pew pew” thing after a 3 and laughing just a litttttttle too crazily, (2) Russell Westbrook FORECLOSING on Staples Center and going “BOOM” just for good measure, (3) Derrick Rose going full Doc Holliday but also probably thinking to himself, Ow, my groin just exploded. You […]

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