Pacers Take Next Step with Round 1 Win (from True Hoop)
Tim from 8 points, 9 seconds really sums up why it’s kind of fun to follow a young basketball team closely.  The Pacers are growing as a team and it seems like every season they are taking nice incremental steps to becoming a better and better team.  Next round should be interesting though because the HEAT will be there waiting for them (fuck you NY fans, it’s not happening).  Would I love for the Pacers to beat the HEAT?  Absolutely.  Will it happen?  Nope.

BLOG FIGHT: Why Do I Have to Hear So Much About the Knicks? (from GQ.com)
I found this interesting because I basically had the same question as Shoals: Why (does) New York have so much to say about such a mediocre team?

Shawn Kemp Performing Shakespeare (from Slam Online)
What?