coutram Stories - Rufus on Fire
USA Basketball Has a Team Capable of Destroying All Comers
My friend, COUTRAM, has been chewing over the same few hoops topics with me over the past few weeks. We've got the catchphrases we keep coming back to, the themes that keep arising. A particular favorite is, "Brent Barry has the greatest highlight reel of all time."I love these conversations, and...
The Worst NBA All Stars of the Past Two Decades
Was going to lunch with my boys the other day when COUTRAM asked, "Who's the worst NBA All Star?"The Roommate chimed in with Jamal Magloire. Someone else suggested Chris Gatling. Of course, I had to look into this further.Looking back through 1986, when His Airness decided that basketball needed...
NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors
The following was written by Seven Seconds of Love, aka COUTRAM. I've signed him to the midlevel exception to help with the Rufus on Fire Team Previews. He'll concentrate on the Western Conference, and I'll step on the court to run some alley oops, in parentheses and italics.-- DAAssessing these...
NBA Preview: Houston Rockets
(The following was written with the heavy assistance of Seven Seconds of Love, aka COUTRAM. I've signed him to the midlevel exception to help with the Rufus on Fire Team Previews. --DA)We're previewing the other NBA teams a little differently than most previews rock it. You'll see how it works as...
Bobcats To Get First Road Win Against Knicks
Yes, that's a prediction in the post title.The Bobcats are headed to the Garden for their second road game. The Knicks will throw a small lineup at them, which bodes well, because I suspect the Cats will develop a trend of playing well against smaller teams, since that's where their strengths lie....
Only Eight Teams Can Win the NBA Title in 2008-09
Before this season, visitors to this site voted on which NBA teams would make the playoffs. I hypothesized that basketball fans would correctly guess 14 of the 16 playoff teams, just from knowing which players are on the team.That's the first major hypothesis I've proposed on this site, and we'll...
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