A plot twist. Also: WNBA drama and Utah hockey names.
Stu’s Notes: JJ Redick Was Built for Reality TV
This makes him the perfect coach for LeBron’s Lakers. Also: A belated farewell to Bill Walton.
How I, an NIT Fan, Am Spending This Memorial Day Weekend
Three doses of pizza, one dose of remembering the troops.
Stu’s Notes: Is Burnley Better Than Bayern Munich?
Also: Caitlin Clark media coverage has somehow gotten worse, the Indy 500 is looking rainy, and Craig Counsell might be sabotaging Kyle Hendricks.
Three Things: Does College Basketball Media Hate Doug Gottlieb?
Reacting to the reaction to Doug Gottlieb’s hiring at Green Bay. Then: The Astros? Cheating? And the PGA Championship is a problem.
Three Thoughts: Shams Is LeBron’s Spokesperson
Also: The draft lottery worked; the goalie interference rules didn’t.
Joe’s Notes: Is Paul Skenes Good or Famous?
Separating the player from the phenomenon ahead of a hyped MLB debut. Also: What makes hockey attention hard, some conference realignment, and the playoff weekend ahead.
Stu’s Notes: Ranking the Names of 2024’s Kentucky Derby Horses
Then: Why the Derby got so big, Kyrie Irving might be growing, and Pat Beverley played chess with the media.
What If Mozart Had Instagram?
There’s something younger Millennials don’t know about Mozart.
The Problem With Liberal Ice Cream
First of all, that’s not even a good word for it.
Stu’s Notes: At Talladega, Michael Jordan Seemed Happy
Good for him. Also: Grounding the Rockies, the Broncos’ bad look, and Joe Kelly’s bad luck.
Cooler Ways Jontay Porter Could’ve Gotten Banned from the NBA
Rigging prop bets? Lame. Tricking Adam Silver into turning the All-Star Game into a big game of knockout? Cool.
Joe’s Notes: Should the NBA Playoffs Be Smaller?
Checking in after a rote Game 82. Then: Kentucky loves Mark Pope, the Coyotes are (probably) moving, and a case for believing in the Bulls.
Three Things: Would the Salt Lake City Coyotes Get Renamed?
Some suggestions. Then: Aaron Rodgers speaks (again), and we celebrate a Joe Kelly anniversary.
Is SLU a Top-Half Atlantic 10 Job?
A follow-up from yesterday.
Three Thoughts: Is Free Agency Fun?
College basketball’s getting a taste. Do we like it? Also: This should be a season of Dodgers vs. Braves, and the Kansas City stadium vote was a mixed result.
Three Thoughts: Ronel Blanco, Shōta Imanaga, and the Health of College Basketball
Joe talks no-hitter unlikeliness, the Cubs’ ace situation, college hoops’ regular season vs. March Madness, and the harassment side of problem gambling.
Stu’s Notes: Clemson Stunk in the NIT
Some tournaments are easier than others. Also: What went wrong for UNC, talking Terrence Shannon, and whether NCAA T*urnament teams should be deported.