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Just tried Two Bros BBQ w/
@JalenRose - off the charts tremendous. SA BBQ jumps to an early lead over Mem BBQ. Mem calls timeout to regroup.
I just lost my "I can't hear anything in my earpiece and I'm on live TV" virginity - not nearly as traumatic as I expected!
At 3est. Check me out on ABC NBA Countdown w/
@MagicJohnson @RealMikeWilbon &
@BillSimmons! Followed by game 1. Memphis at Spurs
#WCF Congrats to the college grads! Mine was 21 yrs ago: 90 mins sleep, hungover, 98 degrees, hot sun, black gown. Closest I've come to death
I'm ice-cold in the playoffs so here's some good news for Spurs fans: I'm picking the Grizz in 6. Love this matchup for them.
Abrams wrote a Ricky Davis/Lance Stephenson feature in April... never expecting Lance would become a Round 2 hero.
es.pn/11ZCa8N Just sprained an ankle leaping on the Stepinac high school hoops bandwagon. HC's "Air Hermo" is now Coach Hermo!!!
lohud.us/16xe7CP PS: I know Hill got cleared but it doesn't mean he'll be in the same groove. I don't think Indy can close out NYK without Hill playing well.
Bad news, Knicks fans - I think you're going to win tonight. I've been cold in the playoffs except for believing in Memphis Round 2.
There's a way to explain it???. RT
@Grantland33: .
@rembert explains Color Me Badd's visit to '90210'
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New BS Report:
@HousefromDC on NBA Rnd 2, SA/Mem food, Kobe vs Duncan all-time + Durant's ceiling post-Mem series.
es.pn/112b1xy I think I'm most excited for Gus' Fried Chicken in Memphis. How can you go wrong with a place called "Gus' Fried Chicken?"
Thx for all the food recs in SA + Mem everybody. Looks like the words "healthy" and "gluten-free" will not be in my West Finals future.
My new favorite TV show: "The Baby Bachelor." Too bad they couldn't afford Chris Harrison though.
es.pn/111TIg7 Excited to spend next 2 weeks in 2 cities I've never been to: San Antonio + Memphis. Right now Dry Rub BBQ is a -130 favorite over TexMex.
I think we're headed for Mia-Mem, but the thought of Duncan/Popp getting a ring 14 yrs after their 1st one together is increasingly amazing.
Don't know how gsw can keep Jack and Landry though. They are shelling out 35m next year just to Bogut-Biedrins-Jefferson, such a killer.
wish I had praised the Spurs more on TV tonight - got caught up in the gsw angles. SA's D + coaching adjustments were terrific last 4 games.
Read this -
@Jpdabrams talked to a bunch of
NBA legends about their back-in-the-day travel horror stories.
es.pn/17A5V48 I liked the way the Grizz handled themselves after they won. All business. They've just won 8 of their last 9 playoff games by the way.
This tweet is going to be short for me, I have a game to get to in Oklahoma City. Anyway, congrats to Thibs + the Bulls for a great season.
Between tonight's playoff games, David Stern is going to ram a knife into the back of a giant Seattle SuperSonics piñata.
From Tosh.0 last night... RT
@ComedyCentral: The 30 for 30.0 featuring the greatest nerf hoop dunker ever.
tosh.comedycentral.com/video-clips/7s… That's amazing. RT
@ESPNStatsInfo: In his last 8 games, Jason Kidd has 0 Pts on 0-16 FG and 0-10 3-pt FG in 177 minutes.
Chad agrees. RT
@chadfordinsider
Why Wiggins may be the best NBA prospect since Oden/Durant
insider.espn.go.com/nba/blog/_/nam… (insider)
People forget how good Durant was in college. Averaged 26-11 with 47-42-82% splits as a freshman. That's ridiculous.
I can't wait for Wiggins. He is CAN'T-MISS by all accounts. First can't-miss college player since Durant. Love the Kansas fit for him.
Last time I jumped on a college hoops bandwagon - Durant & Texas in 2007. Right until Rick Barnes crashed us into a tree.
Where do I buy my one-year Kansas Jayhawks bandwagon ticket? Can you get it online? WIGGINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@30for30 's on way: Sonny Vaccaro, Maurice Clarett, Eddie Aikau + Spano/Isles. Also: a summer spinoff series:
espn.go.com/espnw/nine-for… Includes Leonard-Duran, Jimmy Connors, Tonya-Nancy, Bad Boy Pistons... RT
@ESPNBook Next round of
#30for30 look incredible.
#espnupfront Here's the column I wrote after Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.
es.pn/16atvVo New B.S. Report: a 2-parter with
@HousefromDC (NBA/NHL playoffs) and
@ZachLowe_NBA (all NBA).
es.pn/YFpAKY Really enjoy our Mad Men 1-2 punch on Mondays ...
@mollylambert es.pn/18Ge8Tu and
@marklisanti es.pn/YFaLYX Congrats to the Holy Cross baseball team - made the Patriot League Finals! Good luck against Army.
bit.ly/14huJJQ Young buck
@andrewsharp in our LA office this week, we're forcing gallons of Grantland kool-aid down his throat. Psyched to have him aboard.
An underrated sports upset: Dom Torretto beating up the Rock in Fast Five. That was almost a 10-8 round.
The Dubs are allllllllllllllllllllllive.
Underrated storyline of this series - how bad Jarrett Jack's D is on these Parker-Duncan high screens. Can't stay within 5 feet of Parker.
So a wildly off-balance Jarrett Jack 22-footer wasn't really the play I was hoping for there.
The Warriors make high school team mistakes. That last 25 seconds of the 3rd Q was embarrassing. You can't let SA get the last shot there.
Congrats to Seth - logical next step for him. RT
@nytimes:
@sethmeyers to Succeed Fallon on ‘Late Night
nyti.ms/17ibBQi Happy Mother's Day! I have "Dear Mama" as the best Mom song:
youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1ZvU… (Finishing last: "Mother" by Danzig.)
Doubleheader today: NBA Countdown at 430 (ESPN), then OKC-Grizz at 5, then a mini-Countdown at 8 (ABC), then Knicks-Pacers at 8:15.
From yesterday: The 3rd and final installment of my NBA Trade Value column (ope I didn't jinx Steph).
es.pn/199y12G I don't understand the GSW strategy tonight. Smallball was the biggest advantage they had and they've basically given it up. So confused.
"This is gonna be the best 2 hours of my life," by Joey Crawford.
New Column: the third and final installment of the NBA Trade Value trilogy. (Sorry for the delay, tech issues.)
es.pn/13ndJCV We're still having major publishing issues. I don't think God wants Part 3 of the Trade Value trilogy to see the light of day.