It’s late July and NBA free agency is almost over. All the big names have signed and billions of dollars have been spent. Now comes the next part: the ongoing analysis and discussion of whether each team or player got a good deal. It’s a time-honored passage of the offseason. While everyone will attach their … Read more
At least let’s not call this a “voluntary losers” column. After all, the landscape has changed when it comes to the first days of July. Picking losers in free agency isn’t quite the slam dunk it used to be because it’s become much more difficult to truly “lose” in free agency than it was just … Read more
Jeff Van Gundy had opinions because of course he had opinions. This was late last month, on the eve of the NBA Finals, and when I chatted with Van Gundy for an enjoyable catch-up, a number of things came up. One that got a lot of attention was Van Gundy, who said he would eliminate … Read more
There wasn’t much to a trip to Sacramento in the late 1980s or early 90s. Except you’d get to see Mitch Richmond work. I can’t say I loved going to the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis back then either. Except you’d be able to watch Reggie Miller ping-pong his way around the court, like a … Read more