NBA Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous NBA thoughts and observations as we near official NBA free agency.

I'm 100% in favor of the Celtics offering Kemba Walker a 4-year max contract. I hope this signing comes true... That would leave just starting center as a position of need for Boston and the solution I'd love to see happen is Danny Ainge trading a 2nd round pick in next year's draft to Phoenix to get back Aron Baynes who might not be the best talent available but who we know fits chemistry wise and is familiar with Brad Stevens system. Assuming this transaction would be allowed by the CBA... There's been some speculation that Kevin Durant will file a massive lawsuit against Golden State for the way they handled his injury. I don't see this happening for three reasons. First if Durant still gets a super-max contract from some team (which he will) then where's the financial harm? Second Durant's own doctor cleared him to play in the finals. Finally Durant has made and will continue to make a boatload of money - why do something so negative that can potentially do as much damage to Durant's reputation as it would to the Warriors? Discovery is a bitch... Amused by the rumors of Houston trying to acquire Jimmy Butler. I really don't see him as a fit there because last time I checked the game is still played with only one ball. This has the potential to have the team chemistry of gummy bears and acid.  Also rumored that Boston might try to facilitate the sign and trade with the aim of getting Clint Capela which would be nice but not if it were to cost Marcus Smart. I'd be 100% against that...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Reminder to those who think President Trump is guaranteed a Nobel Prize for potentially bringing peace to Korea - George W. Bush did more to stem the catastrophic spread of HIV in Africa than anyone but he was never even nominated for a Nobel Prize... Still one of the best time-wasters on the Internet... Sure Houston looks good at home going up 1-0 but just wait till the team gets to Utah and is taunted by Mitt Romney. Different story then I tell ya... Reminder that the Planck Scale is mind-bendingly small... If you think on it - Sam and Frodo basically hiked the entire distance of the Appalachian Trail to get the ring from the Shire to Mount Doom... Also just a reminder... Vengeful Farts would be a good name for a punk band or a fantasy football team...

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Very sad, touching Halloween story.

- Colts learning karma is a bitch (or alternatively that their GM is a dope)

- I'm guessing the Stanley Cup would have better Letters to Penthouse

- Heh heh - don't know why I find that SO funny

- 10 Myths about Albert Einstein debunked

- This could change almost everything we know about the Earth

In Lieu of Flowers - Defeat Obama

I was amused by this. The former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors apparently was not a fan of Barack Obama. James "Fitz" Fitgerald Sr. had this as the final line in his death notice:

Memorials may be made to St. John Vianney in Janesville, WI, St. Coletta of Wisconsin in Jefferson, WI or whoever is running against Barack Obama. 

Wow! From hell's heart I stab at thee Obama! The other two suggestions for memorials seem to be Catholic institutions so I wonder if the last suggestion had something to do with the Obama Administration's controversial contraception policies that Catholic Bishops are suing the government over.