My bad, Philly
As soon as I published a piece heralding the 76ers as real title contenders, Jared McCain is tagged with an injury that will keep him out the first month of the season. Welp. Good morning. Let's basketball.
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Brad Stevens winning Executive of the Year is embarrassing
He dismantled a championship contender to save his boss money and reset the aprons. His team got worse. Don't reward that! Plus: the Pistons suddenly look more like the Pistons.
Good thing New York has bins now because it's always garbage time
Plus: there's a bunch of management shuffling and the Spurs and Wolves played an instant classic.
... and we start back at (Games) 1
The first round is mercilessly, mercifully over after three weekend Games 7. How the narratives twisted.
What do East Games 7 and the Emerald City have in common?
You get to both via roads built by copious amounts of bricks.