Sports 4 Dorks

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It’s also important
to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren’t always listed in order
of importance. That’s for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: NBA.com.
Flea doesn’t just want Laker fans to stop booing Kwame Brown, rather, he wants all
fans in general to stop booing. Flea wants to remind us that "when something is not going well, infusing
positive energy into it is the way to make it better." I want to remind
Flea that he has a primo chance to punch Glenn Frey in the face at every Laker home
game, and he adamantly refuses to do it even though it would infuse so freakin’
much positive energy into my life.
PF: The
Blowtorch. The Chicago Bulls are MATHMATICIZED again; and if you’re a Bulls
fan, it’s sad because it’s true and not funny because it’s true.
SF: New
York Times. Stephon Marbury goes under the knife, is likely out for the
season, and the Knicks are desperate to unload his contract. Easier said than
done, it would have to be to a team that is truly, truly desperate to get out
of a deal that goes beyond 2010. I wouldn’t include Chicago in that, because Ben Wallace’s
contract (horrible though it may be) "only" goes until 2011.
SG: The
Dream Shake. Putting Ian
Thomsen on notice for Thomsen’s preference of Chris Kaman over Yao Ming.
The Kaman/Ming "discussion" also gives me a chance to link to this brilliant YouTube clip.
PG: New York Sun. John
Hollinger on the Trail Blazers. Either John or the Sun has an auto-correct running that turns every "Blazer" into
"blazer." You know, like these things.
6^th: North
Jersey Record. Andres Nocioni to the Nets for expiring contracts? Are the
Bulls this desperate to create a salary dump? Possibly.
7^th: Fear
the Beard. A shirtless Matt Barnes is talking about his tattoos. You heard
me.
8^th: Yardbarker.
Michael Jackson can count on Allen Iverson and Kelly Dwyer’s unceasing fandom. Mamasaymamasahmamacusah.
Yeah, I only wrote this post to get "Allen Iverson," "Kelly Dwyer," and
"Mamasaymamasahmamacusah" involved in search results. 
9^th: New
York Post. The ultimate "you’re not paranoid if they’re really out to get
you" proof. Larry Brown is really paranoid, and the New York Knicks were really
out to get him.
10^th: The
Hype Guy. Staring in wonderment at the legacy of Shawn Marion’s jump shot.