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Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: March Madness Edition

In anticipation of March Madness, this fiercely anti-college basketball blog decided to ask its contributors what they thought. Disappointingly, nobody took a shot at Christian Laettner. How many college basketball games have you watched this year? John Reyes Nguyen: I’ve … Continue reading

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Your Annotated Bathroom Smartphone Reader for Sunday, February 17th, 2013

NBA to have Fewest 20 Point Scorers in 47 Years Michael Lee The Washington Post A interesting subsection of NBA players are starting to die out, according to Michael Lee: the 20-point scorer. Indeed, the NBA is set to have … Continue reading

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Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: First Half Non-Awards

With the All-Star Game fast approaching, most places are putting up some sort of first half awards post, or selecting their own All-Star teams. Here at the Diss, we do half-season awards a little bit differently. What was the best … Continue reading

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Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: Best Case Scenario Edition

What is the best case scenario for Paul Pierce, post Rajon Rondo injury? The realistic scenario? Kevin Draper: Best case scenario is that he gets traded to a team looking for the “final piece”, and despite his sadness he delivers. … Continue reading

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Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: Icarus Edition

As we pass the halfway mark of the season, there are some players and teams that are dramatically outpacing preseason expectations. Are these surprising performances for real, or are some players and teams simply flying too close to the sun? … Continue reading

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Your Annotated Bathroom Smartphone Reader for Sunday, January 20th, 2013

On this, the most glorious of football Sundays, we’ll understand if you’re too drunk on glory to actually read the words below. Either way, we’ll be too drunk to write them two Sundays from now. Gaining a Team and Losing … Continue reading

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Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: What Have You Done for Me Lately?

After the resounding success of last week’s Solve! That! Mess!, we decided to play another game, this one called What Have You Done for me Lately? Jeremy Lin, what have you done for me lately? Jacob Greenberg: You’ve convinced me … Continue reading

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