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No Playoffs for Old Teams: National & Cable TV Playoff Rankings

The regular season is over, but out interest in watchability is not. The playoffs change a lot of things, including making some teams that weren’t very watchable, watchable, and others are one small injury or coaching decision away from being … Continue reading

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No Country For Boring Teams: The Diss’ Biweekly League Pass Power Rankings (11th ed.)

1. Washington Wizards (Last Week: 3) Listen up underwhelming members of the 2010 draft class like Derrick Favors & DeMarcus Cousins: THAT’S how you ensure you get paid big dollars this offseason. John Wall talked the talk, and then sure … Continue reading

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No Country For Boring Teams: The Diss’ Biweekly League Pass Power Rankings (10th ed.)

1. Miami Heat (Last Week: 2) No, they’re not perfect, and they’re not exactly stomping over the Spurs or the Thunder. But they’re the best team I can remember watching over the last decade or so, and also one of … Continue reading

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No Country For Boring Teams: The Diss’ Biweekly League Pass Power Rankings (9th ed.)

1.  Denver Nuggets (Last Week: 1) The High Alti-Dudes hold down the crown for the second edition in a row.  With most of their road games out of the way, they’re just beastin’ and feastin’ at home.  I think the … Continue reading

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No Country For Boring Teams: The Diss’ Biweekly League Pass Power Rankings (8th ed.)

1. Denver Nuggets (Last Week: 3) Monday night’s Nuggets v. Lakers game was perhaps the year’s most exciting. JaVale showcased the good, the bad and the ugly of JaVale, there were fast breaks and points in the paint galore, and … Continue reading

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No Country For Boring Teams: The Diss’ Biweekly League Pass Power Rankings (7th ed.)

1. Miami Heat (Last Week: 6) Sherman Alexie was quoted in 2008 as saying: ”A thousand years from now people will be talking about LeBron James as they talk about Hercules now.” And you know what? He’s probably right. Completely … Continue reading

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No Country For Boring Teams: The Diss’ Biweekly League Pass Power Rankings (6th ed.)

Editor’s Note: Welcome back to No Country For Boring Teams, The Diss’ look at the most aesthetically pleasing teams in the league. They aren’t necessarily the best teams (though there is some correlation between being enjoyable to watch and winning), … Continue reading

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