Category Archives: The Week That Was

The Week That Was: June 4-10, 2012.

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jacob Greenberg

The NBA finals is upon us, and certainly a moment too soon.  The offseason’s a week and a half away!  Now I’m missing those 16 games we lost to petty labor strife.  It’s too early to start looking forward to … Continue reading →

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The Week That Was: May 28-June 3, 2012

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jacob Greenberg

As much fun as it is to watch these two (surprisingly) evenly matched semifinal series, I have to admit: I miss our non-playoff friends.  I feel like a nerd who became popular, got to hang out on the senior steps, … Continue reading →

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The Week That Was: May 14-20, 2012.

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Jacob Greenberg

Lakers point guard Ramon Sessions let it be known earlier this week that his pregame meal is a Snickers.  He eats it because “it’s a small meal”.  Are Snickers bars meals?  I’m not sure it’s even a snack.   Anyways. … Continue reading →

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The Week That Was: May 7-13, 2012.

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Jacob Greenberg

Many years back, TNT’s Kenny Smith coined and popularized the phrase “Gone Fishin’” to refer to teams that had been eliminated from title contention, either due to regular season results or playoff defeats.  It makes me wonder: which NBA players … Continue reading →

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The Week That Was: April 30-May 6, 2012.

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jacob Greenberg

With the playoffs underway, it’s easy to forget that there are fourteen other teams conducting business as usual, albeit not practicing regularly anymore.  While these teams’ players galavant around the globe, getting fat, and forgetting about whatever went wrong during … Continue reading →

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The Week That Was: Playoffs!

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Jacob Greenberg

I often rip on the mainstream sports media. It seems like there are two or three guys doing the thinking, and everybody else can only repeat the same narrative. For instance, before the first round of the playoffs, ESPN had … Continue reading →

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The Week That Was: Ron Artest.

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Jacob Greenberg

I know other stuff happened this week.  There’s a power struggle in the player’s union.  Dwight’s done for the season.  But we need to talk about what happened at Staples Center today.  We need to talk about Metta World Peace. … Continue reading →

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