The Drubbing

My LeBron Letter

Nate Tharp, Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 12:27 AM Comments (0)

Dan Gilbert got to write his letter to LeBron. Now it’s my turn. But this one isn’t just for LeBron. I’ve got something for everyone involved.

To Cleveland Fans

I’m sorry. You didn’t deserve this. Your city has endured enough. While LeBron was in Cleveland you were nothing but supportive and loyal. There’s nothing that can be said that will take away the sting of this, but let me offer you a few pieces of advice. Don’t follow Dan Gilbert’s lead. You’re better than that. Try not to blame LeBron for leaving. The Cavs management had plenty of chances to do what was necessary to keep him around but they didn’t. That’s not LeBron’s fault.
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Robert Green is not a fan of the Jabulani

Nate Tharp, Monday, July 12, 2010 at 10:53 AM Comments (0)

The Adidas ball used in the 2010 World Cup was not without detractors, some of them more noteworthy than others. One of the more notable critics was nice enough to share his thoughts with us on Amazon.com.

Multiple Sources

Nate Tharp, Monday, July 12, 2010 at 1:49 AM Comments (0)

While The Drubbing was conspicuously silent over “The Decision” and has been so far during The Summer of LeBron, one individual has not been so quiet. Here’s what “Multiple Sources” had to say during a recent sit-down with TBJ.
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Ship be sinking

Nate Tharp, Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 12:31 AM Comments (0)

One of the greatest sports quotes of all time. It’s old, but it never gets old. In an exchange with a sports reporter during his time on the New York Knicks, the following occurred with Michael “Sugar” Ray Richardson.

Reporter: What do you think is happening to the team?
Richardson: The ship be sinking.
Reporter: How far can it sink?
Richardson: Sky’s the limit.

The sky is the limit indeed.

A weak excuse from the New York Knicks

Nate Tharp, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 8:49 PM Comments (0)

Life on the road for NBA players is hard. You spend days or weeks away from your home and your families. You spend night after night in hotel beds. Each day is spent mostly in transit from plane to bus to hotel to bus to stadium to bus to plane and so on. But every team has to do it. Some teams even have notoriously tough annual pilgrimages like the Chicago Bulls and their “Circus Road Trip” that they endure each year while The Ringling Brothers Circus takes over the United Center.We know it’s not all rainbows and unicorns, so most teams just play through it. But the New York Knicks aren’t most teams.
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The biggest sports story of 2009 that no one is talking about

Nate Tharp, Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM Comments (0)

American Needle is a small sports hat manufacturing company that you may have never heard of unless you’re a hat aficionado. But they are at the center of a Supreme Court case, pitted against the NFL, that has been building during 2009 and is set to kick off tomorrow. At the core of the argument is whether or not the NFL, a collection of individual teams, can act as a single entity. That is how the NFL signed their exclusive equipment and apparel deal with Reebok and that is how the NFL and Reebok have attempted to edge out American Needle from the lucrative apparel market.
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What happened to the Detroit Pistons?

Nate Tharp, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 4:26 AM Comments (0)

Oh how far the mighty have fallen. Are the Pistons not the saddest team in the NBA right now? I know they’re not the worst at 11-22. All the teams with worse records like New Jersey, Minnesota and Philadelphia have been wrecked by injuries. And even the Pistons have had their own fair share of health problems, with Rip Hamilton only playing in six games so far this season.

But consider this. In 2004 the Pistons were NBA Champions. And in 2005 they were runners up to San Antonio. And they still won division titles in 2005-2008. That wasn’t that long ago. That was then, this is now (I feel like I’m channelling Denny Green).
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The Basketball Jesus Rankings: Week 7

Nate Tharp, Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 1:10 AM Comments (0)

Week seven is complete and naturally LeBron retains his top spot and has a healthy lead over the early season surprise, Chris Bosh, in second. There weren’t any exceptionally huge games last week. Just big-time players continuing to put up big numbers. Now here’s how they stack up.
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The Yankees sure know how to spend

Nate Tharp, Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:49 PM Comments (1)

No doubt in response to the “They bought the championship” cries that have been ringing throughout Philadelphia, Red Sox Nation, and every other part of the country not named New York, Connecticut or Northern New Jersey, renowned designer Khoi Vinh has done some research on the business of Major League Baseball.

Vinh did some great work digging into teams finances and comparing the money each team brings in each year as compared to their payroll, resulting in what he’s dubbed their “Investment Rate”. According to his findings, on average MLB teams put 45% of their 2008 revenue towards their 2009 payroll. Vinh’s New York Yankees by comparison tied for the 4th-highest investment rate at 54%.
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Free at last, free at last

Nate Tharp, Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:32 PM Comments (0)

Today is a great day for NBA fans around the world. On a slow news day where one of the biggest developments is that Michael Redd is injured, again, there is one fantastic piece of news that has come out today. Our ears will be spared from further damage. Bill Walton will no longer be commentating on NBA broadcasts.

On behalf of NBA fans everywhere, I would like to thank Bill Walton for sparing our hearing for the foreseeable future. We wish him well on his continued recovery from the recent back problems he’s been suffering from and sincerely hope he can remain healthy enough to dedicate his time to the life of “service” he has intended to.

Thank you Bill, and best of luck to you.