The Goat Pen

Over the last month or two, I finally watched the whole series for The Wire.

If I could only go back to World X, I would now get all of those references.

Both teams need a closer.....and maybe a coach that knows that you can sub guys in for D from time to time.

That said, Frank is really annoying me with some of his rotations. For the most part, he's refused to play Drummond and Monroe together. When they are out there together, they've been very successful. This past Friday was a shining example. Drummond was playing well, blocked a few shots, altered a f...

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/225038/Drummond_Stays_Consistent_With_Pregame_Routine Andre Drummond has made a habit of arriving several hours early to work on low-post moves with Detroit Pistons assistant Roy Rogers. Then he’ll study video on a laptop in front of his locker before joining the...

It did make it but it was so damn brief. I knew it would be, as I had my back to the camera.



That's me on the left, carrying a thawing and bloody half calf. No Starbucks here!

Huh? You lived within a screaming distance of me and we didn't catch up? Shame. I live in Fort Greene. Even Greg made it by and he lives in Irvine, CA! What were you doing in NY? Yeah, I was working on a TV show for 9+ months and then stayed for the rest of the summer. I bounced around from sublet ...

I lived a couple of blocks away from the Barclays Center this past year but didn't stick around long enough to see the finished product. It looks good on TV. I thought the generic look for the new team colors/design was awful at first but now I think it kind of works. I agree on Crawford. As a Wolve...

I haven't watched the Pistons play this year, besides the Laker game. They looked so bad in that game I pass by them on League Pass all the time now. Maybe if that young boy starts consistently putting up numbers I'll add them to my rotation. Right now, I'm really enjoying watching the Knicks, OKC,...

Well, Coach Frank finally broke down and played Moose and Drummond at the same time. What happened? Monroe found Drummond for lay-ups on their first two plays.

OKC still won but Drummond wound up playing over 20 minutes for the first time and had 22 points and 8 rebounds. He even made some FT's!

Rodney Stuckey did not make the above post. He's been pretty absent thus far. The Pistons broadcasters have been saying he's suffering from migraines but he's still in there playing. I think he started the season shooting 1 for 25. It was something god awful.

So far, they've been keeping his minutes pretty low. He's at 14.4 mpg and is averaging 3.8 points, 61% FG, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. He's had some good moments and some moments where he looks lost on the floor. He's like a big puppy dog. Eager but not always clued in. Also, for some reason, Coach...

I thought he was big. He seems to play a little smaller than that, as far as his explosiveness off of two feet. Not a big deal, but he definitely is no Chris Webber, athletically. I agree but he's bigger and he does have a lot of athletic ability. Webber was much more advanced at age 18/19. Still, ...

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6'11"

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So far, things are looking promising. He has a much softer touch than I thought he would. He also has power.

sotola wrote:Dunking on guys that are much shorter always does look more impressive. I am not ragging on him but summer league doesn't tell you anything except athleticism.

That's 6'11" Enes Kanter that he's in that photo with.

Behold the glory! The best helmet in the history of helmets (and a damn fine player/person wearing it!)

Excuse me, while I puke....

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Not football but, Congrats to Michael Phelps!



GO BLUE!