Bill Simmons has published a back-and-forth with Malcolm Gladwell over at ESPN.com  Gladwell recently published a piece in the New Yorker that devles into the tactical psyche of the underdog. Gladwell suggests that if you’re an underdog, don’t try to battle your stronger opponent by subs[...]

Watching the postseason over the past couple of weeks has offered a reminder that the NBA, at its essence, is a game of exploiting mismatches in the halfcourt. Good teams do this effectively when their offenses are humming.  The standout defensive teams? They’re the ones who can recover from, [...]

Fans who attend Clippers games live at Staples Center risk subjecting themselves to a number of indignities, but let’s talk about the ancillary benefits for a second — namely that if you’re ever implicated in a felony, you have a convenient alibi: Aaron Burris, 24, of Huntington Be[...]

DraftExpress has compiled a series of retrospectives on this year’s tremendous rookie class. Rick Ditto takes a long-form look at Eric Gordon’s rookie season. Ditto references DE’s past scouting reports on Eric dating back to high school, and offers praise, along with a few critiqu[...]