Mark Titus's Blog, page 8

Is Jared Sullinger the Steal of the Draft?

With respect to Harrison Barnes's decision-making, Perry Jones III's passiveness, Terrence Jones's tendency to look uninterested, Royce White's anxiet...

Learn to Love Accept the Miami Heat

This has not been a great year for basketball purists, otherwise known as the old guys at the sports bar who complain about players' tattoos and use c...

Is Derek Fisher More Important Than We Think?

Thanks to a brilliant second-half comeback and some questionable officiating, on Wednesday night the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs ...

Lakers-Thunder Game Notes: The Big Three, Scapegoats, and Phil Jackson Critics

Despite Kobe Bryant's 42 points, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their series on Monday night, ending the Lakers' s...

Celtics-76ers Game Notes: Chris Webber, Gollum, and Evan Turner's Tattoo

After splitting a couple of one-point games to open their series with the 76ers, the Boston Celtics emphatically won Game 3 in Philadelphia on Wednesd...

Clippers-Grizzlies: The Fans, the Beards, and the Ugly Basketball

Following the most successful regular season in the history of the franchise, the Clippers won a playoff series for just the second time ever by beati...

B.S. Report: JackO, Mark Titus, and Bill's Dad

We had an action-packed B.S. Report today: I called my buddy JackO (die-hard Yankees fan) to see who's more bummed out about their team right now, him...

A rare interview with former no. 1 overall pick Greg Oden about his injury-plagued career

In a rare and candid interview, the former top pick in the NBA draft discusses his injury-plagued career.

Basketball Rules in Indiana. Why Don't the Pacers?

With respect to New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and every other place in America that considers itself a basketball city, nowhere...

Spurs-Jazz: Four Things You Missed

On Monday night, I took one for the team and watched the Pacers-Magic game while all of you watched the Heat take a two-game series lead on the Knicks...