Column from April, 2005 reviewing my preseason picks for the NBA season before the playoffs began.
Basketball
Two Cents: Missed Playoffs Prove L.A. Made Wrong Choice (4/22/2005)
Another in a long line of hot take columns criticizing Kobe Bryant. This one after the Lakers missed the playoffs in April, 2005.
Two Cents: Suns Burn Grizzle in Pitiful Playoff Sweep (5/4/2005)
May, 2005 column lamenting the Memphis Grizzlies being swept out of their second consecutive playoff series.
Two Cents: NCAA Wants to Make it Harder for Johnny to Shoot (5/6/05)
May, 2005 column explaining why the 3-point line shouldn’t be moved.
Two Cents: Would D’Antoni be Coach of the Year Without Nash? (5/11/2005)
Column wondering how the Coach of the Year and the MVP can be on the same team from May, 2005.
Two Cents: The Game isn’t the Only Reason to Watch NBA (5/13/05)
May, 2005 column explaining why the NBA playoffs are better than most scripted dramas.
Two Cents: No Sweep for San Antonio? That’s Amare (6/1/2005)
June, 2005 column about the Phoenix Suns avoiding a sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs.
Two Cents: Pistons, Not Spurs, are the Real Finals Bore (6/15/05)
Column detailing how boring the Detroit Pistons were in the June, 2005 playoffs.
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