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The Voices of Reason
The Winter Olympics
You're President of the IOC for a day, and you get to take care
of one task: removing a sport from the Winter Olympics. Here are the
sports the Voices would choose.
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The Idiot Box Isaiah Thomas, General Manager of the New York Knicks—Isaiah Thomas manages the New York Knicks like he's managing a fantasy basketball team...and he's not even good at that. A couple of weeks back, as the trade deadline approached, Thomas pulled off a deal that could be described as curious at best. He traded Penny Hardaway and backup forward Trevor Ariza for volatile-but-skilled point guard Steve Francis. At first blush, this may not seem like that bad of a deal—after all, Francis is definitely a better player than both of those other guys put togehter. But there was one small problem: they already HAVE a top-notch point guard! Aside from having absolutely no concept about how to optimize his resources, Thomas has now constructed a team where the two best players play the exact same position AND are both apt to complain when they don't get enough playing time. How in the hell does he expect this to work?!? When asked that very question, this was his response: "It's crazy enough it just might work." What an idiot. |
Survivor: Panama, Exile Island, Episode
#3—
Barely Worth Watching
Misty gets the boot, Bruce gets sent back to Exile Island, Shane gets
a new nickname, Danielle gets "exposed" and Brenda's frustration
with the show reaches a new level. Read
More.
Snowboarding Is Not a Sport and Other Observations from the Winter Olympics
Jeff takes the "President of the IOC" thing to the extreme and completely revamps the Winter Olympics, much to the chagrin of both the German Olympic Team and the Christian Coalition. Read More.
Poker Lesson #2: Surviving in Tournaments
Not to belabor the obvious, but the key to success in a No-Limit Holdem is making sure you don't get knocked out. Yet it's harder than it appears. Oliver presents his guidelines for minimizing the odds of that happening. Read More.
