The Hypocrisy of Jerry Jones

A presumably cranky Jerry Jones, likely upset about another Cowboys’ loss, recently announced that he will bench any player “disrespecting” the flag.[1] Finally, after many years of believing the man was wholly unprincipled, we see that Jones is in fact capable of drawing the line. At kneeling. To be sure, felony charges, beating women, and...

MVParker?

The NBA's MVP award: given to the league's Most Valuable Player—or is it? In February, the NBA released their version of the leading MVP candidates on NBA.com's Race to the MVP Ladder. Behind LeBron James, Tony Parker was listed at number 2. And rightfully so. Tony Parker has been tearing through the league, killing the best point...

A Winning Tradition that goes Unmatched (and Unnoticed)

For all of the Spurs' greatness and consistent dominance, they are not included in conversations with the big boys in New York, LA, Boston, etc. And if the standard we're measuring them against is based on number of championships,  I can't say that I would disagree. However, based on an overall analysis of the team's...

Small Market a Small Problem for the NBA’s Best

Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, New York: What do these four cities have in common? Besides being the top four cities with the most sports championships (138 between the four), they are also the top four cities in terms of market size. Then there is San Antonio, home of one professional sports' most decorated teams, the small-market...