Author Archives: Jacob Greenberg

About Jacob Greenberg

Jacob is a behaviorist by day, blogger by night, and founded the Diss. Follow him on Twitter @jacobjbg

Series of the Week: San Antonio Spurs (2) versus Memphis Grizzlies (5)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Jacob Greenberg

Can one really not want liberation, and instead choose captivity? I shall explain.  Last Thursday, after seven months of loyal viewership, my Warriors were eliminated by the Spurs.  They put up a valiant fight in the face of an overwhelming … Continue reading →

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Your Annotated Smartphone Bathroom Reader for Sunday, May 19th, 2013.

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Jacob Greenberg

Post Warriors elimination, I’m watching more baseball than anything else. The Jarrett Jack Complex Kevin Draper Hoopspeak The Diss’ co-editor does his thing over at Hoopspeak, where the topic of conversation is Jarrett Jack, the Warriors backup…well, not quite point … Continue reading →

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Diss Guy Miss Guy, Vol. 40

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Jacob Greenberg

Diss Guy: Dirk Nowitzki It must’ve been a rough year for Dirk Nowitzki.  The guy missed the playoffs for the first time in over a decade, due chiefly to his absence for the first two months of the regular season … Continue reading →

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Series of the Week: Oklahoma City Thunder (1) versus Memphis Grizzlies (5)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Jacob Greenberg

“We have a pretty good team.  Just got hurt.” David Kahn, ex-GM of the Minnesota Timberwolves The above statement has nothing to do with either the Thunder or the Grizzlies.  Rather, it concerns the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team that David … Continue reading →

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Monday Media: The Many Melodramatic Layers of a Picture

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jacob Greenberg

This is a picture of Kevin Durant wearing a hat.  This we can agree on. But after that?  Well, it’s up to you. My guess is when a person from Seattle sees the picture seen above, they mostly feel sad. … Continue reading →

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Diss Guy Miss Guy, Vol. 39

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jacob Greenberg

Diss Guy: Monta Ellis At some point — not quite sure when it happened — people (on social media) began saying that Milwaukee Bucks combo guard Monta Ellis “have it all”.  No, it doesn’t make a lick of grammatical sense, … Continue reading →

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Wild Guesses and Outlandish Speculation: The Diss-cussants Are All About the Playoffs Edition.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jacob Greenberg

The Diss-cussants!  They’re back!  And they’ve watched the playoffs!  This makes me happy.  The Diss is a better place when they’re around. 1. LeBron’s MVP again, for the fourth time now. You feeling bad for Kevin Durant, CP3, or Melo? Alex … Continue reading →

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