Posts by Chris Ryan
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Brandon Knight: No Longer Thirsty
The best part about this, aside from the fact that there are no beverages left in the world because they all fell on Brandon Knight, is that, according to The Washington Post‘s Michael Lee, Wizards guard John Wall “chuckled” at the sight of Knight taking a Gatorade bath. You could definitely describe my reaction as […]
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Delonte West Has a Workaround for That Finger Injury
Via Earl K. Sneed, the Mavs’ sorely missed guard, speaking on his surgically repaired right hand: “I don’t use my right hand anyway.” You can break Delonte West’s fingers and it will only make him stronger. Or at least more resolute in going to his left. If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go work […]
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28 Days Later: The Ramon Sessions Sessions
With the Lakers, Clippers, and Kings hosting a whopping 28 home games in 28 days from March 11 through April 7 — all happening at Staples Center, which is only a wind-aided Andy Lee punt from Grantland’s headquarters — we couldn’t resist attending these 28 games and writing about as many of them as possible. […]
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Oh Please Hire Bill Parcells As Interim Coach, Saints
Well, well! Someone has been reading Machiavelli’s The Prince! Or possibly listening to Tupac’s Don Killuminati: Makaveli. Either way, Sean Payton is, reportedly, getting into seriously heavy chess moves. Just days after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Payton would be banned for the 2012-13 season, due to his involvement in Bountygate, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported […]
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Rooting for Coach Cal
I was a teenage John Calipari recruit. You have not read about me on Rivals.com. There are no YouTube compilations of me going off against Oak Hill Academy. I never even played for the man. But, in a fashion, the commitment I made to him lasted longer than any of the stops Calipari has made […]
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Kobe to Derek Fisher: You’re Welcome
Kobe Bryant, sultan of sentiment, on new Thunder flop-master point guard, Derek Fisher: “Look, we don’t get five championships by being sympathetic towards each other and kissing each other’s ass during the game. I’m going to demolish him. He understands that. If he switches off on me in the post, there’s going to be problems. I’m […]
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OMG Jeremy Shockey Totes Tweeted a Text Message With Sean Payton!!!
The truth shall set u free!! Read the text twitter.com/JeremyShockey/… — Jeremy Shockey (@JeremyShockey) March 22, 2012 On Wednesday, Warren Sapp more or less accused Jeremy Shockey of being the “snitch” in the New Orleans/Bounty-Gate investigation. Shockey denied it. On Thursday, Shockey tweeted a conversation between Payton and himself in an effort to prove just […]
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Very Prudent Use of $1 Billion, Real Madrid
On Wednesday, Real Madrid dropped points to Villarreal, drawing 1-1. Sergio Ramos, Mesut Ozil, and manager Jose Mourinho were all sent off. It was the second straight match in which Real left points on the table (or the field, as it were), beckoning Barcelona back into La Liga’s title race. A response was needed for […]
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JaVale! We Take It All Back!
Just the other day, Denver coach George Karl compared new Nugget JaVale McGee (acquired in a trade with Washington for Nene) to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, saying “I think he plays a little bit like Kareem, but he’s a defensive Kareem more than an offensive Kareem.” Upon hearing this, I poured a full grande-in-a-venti-cup coffee all over […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Yeah, He’s Pretty Good Too
Not to be outdone by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo just scored his 99th La Liga goal for Real Madrid in a match against Villareal. Psych, he’s totally being outdone by Lionel Messi. Still … nice goal, CR7.