What To Expect When You’re Expecting (the worst)

Tonight we can finally forget all the predictions, all the conjecture and all the talk. Until then, here are more predictions, conjecture and talk… So I was trying to figure out an interesting format I could use to discuss the upcoming season. I came up with the idea to combine my predictions and season preview. [...]

Grading the Offseason: The “Advanced” Teams

FINALLY, we come to the last teams in this series. I’ll try to keep it short. Or at least as short as I can make it. The next post will give readers a quick overview, for those that just want the Coles Notes version. So far, here are the grades… Here’s the rundown so far… [...]

The Highest Rate of Return (Part 1)

Now, when I started this list, I hadn’t read any others out there, but now everyone seems to be writing these, so it’s not nearly as original as I was hoping. A while ago, I tried to predict which team Chris Bosh would, and should, choose this summer. Recently, it came to light that Chris [...]

In Defense of Defense

Although the Raptors’ season ended without a taste of the playoffs, I’ve been enjoying the basketball I’ve been watching since the second season started. My favourite series so far? The Spurs-Mavs. That was an intense rivalry by two veterans teams with nothing but respect and contempt for one another. Is there anything better than that? [...]

Big Scores, Big Crowds and Big Trades

Everything really is bigger in Texas, isn’t it? The pregame introductions was a celebration of over-the-topness that made Disneyland and Las Vegas seem subtle by comparison. Well, the two minutes that I saw was like that, anyway. When I realized it was going to go on forever, I turned the channel. I also turned away [...]

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