Will Ferrell Does It Again

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Just three days after his Super Bowl coup of brilliance, Will Ferrell was mixing sports and comedic irreverence in a way that... well, the movie Semi-Pro was supposed to. Ferrell introduced the visiting Chicago Bulls before their game at New Orleans on Wednesday night, throwing in an insult for each Bull ...

Dan Gilbert Wanted Chris Paul Trade To Lakers Trade Blocked

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sent an email to NBA commissioner David Stern on Thursday pressuring him to block the trade of Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. The proposed three-team deal that would have sent Paul to Los Angeles, Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets and Lamar Odom, Luis ...

The NBA Has Officially Jumped The Shark

Friday, December 9th, 2011

UPDATE: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert emailed David Stern and told him the league needed to block the trade. So much for the NBA claiming that the trade was rejected for "basketball reasons." For those who haven't heard, the NBA's owners reportedly pressured commissioner David Stern to block the trade of ...

Andrew Bynum Leads Los Angeles Lakers To Win In Game 2

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

After the Los Angeles Lakers dropped Game 1 of their first round series to the New Orleans Hornets, all the talk centered around Chris Paul, Pau Gasol and the Lakers deficiencies on defense. After Wednesday night's game, everyone should be talking about Andrew Bynum. The Lakers center had a man-sized performance ...

Los Angeles Lakers Need More From Pau Gasol In Game Two

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

On Sunday afternoon the Los Angeles Lakers dropped the opener of their first round series against the New Orleans Hornets 109-100. The fact that the Lakers were at home and played like absolute crap should be comforting to no one. But the solution for the Lakers is fairly simple: Get ...

Link Dump!

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Terrance Cody failed his physical for the Ravens - No Guts, No Glory Your daily Jeremiah Masoli update - Friends of the Program The Baker's boy Stylez White is a fantasy sleeper - Fantasy Knuckleheads Is what Chris Paul tried to do to the Hornets worse than what LeBron did? - Can't Stop ...

McD’s I Have Nothing Better To Do Tonight NBA Draft Live Blogapalooza

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

6:50 - Evening. This is around the 5,000th live blog of the NBA Draft going on tonight, and at least 1,000 of those are more qualified to dissect tonight's picks than I am. But hey, screw it, I need something to do tonight. I'll be live-blogging with a heavy heart ...

NBA Draft: A Look Back At The Decade That Was

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

The NBA Draft is Thursday, and this year's draft, which many are already calling the weakest in recent memory, is as unpredictable as any I can remember. After Blake Griffin, everything is a toss up. There are a ton of question marks. And you just know at least half of the ...

TheBaker’s 2009 NBA Mock Draft

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

1. Los Angeles Clippers - Blake Griffin, PF (Oklahoma) Duh. Not even the Clippers can botch this one...I think. Griffin is this year’s prize. After him, the draft starts to taste a lot like Coors Light - watered down. Local take: Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times. 2. Memphis Grizzlies - Hasheem ...

NBA: Homegrown Edition

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

  Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the NBA: Homegrown Edition. And no, that doesn't mean a league where Bonzi Wells, Melo, Damon Stoudemire, Zach Randolph and Darius Miles score by taking bong hits. I'll explain. The NBA Draft Lottery was holding to form on Tuesday. The order was working up until Memphis ...