Writing the Pine

This is….MSG IDOL

As the trade deadline approaches and the Knicks are considering a trade for Tracy McGrady, which would provide significant cap relief for this summer, The FinalWord and Pinesol started thinking about the future. One of the trade rumors floating around includes acquiring T-Mac, Brian Cook, and Joey Dorsey for Jared Jeffries, Larry Hughes, and Jordan [...]

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The Blind Side: A Review

The Blind Side begins with footage of LT coming in for a blind side tackle that ended the career of Joe Theismann.  It is accompanied by commentary by Sandra Bullock’s character, Leigh Anne, about how LT had forever changed the game and inadvertently changed her life as well. It follows the story of Michael Oher as [...]

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From the Canyon of Heroes to the Bowels of Madison Square Garden

Riding high off of the Yankees’ 27th World Series Championship, I was prepared to see a competitive Knicks squad that would attract marquee free agents this summer. While a playoff berth was unlikely, it wasn’t impossible. I figured the Knicks would finish the season with about 35 wins and 47 losses, but my hopes were dashed five [...]

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Washington Wizards Season Preview: The Agent Zero Show

A look ahead at the 2009-2010 Washington Wizards

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What’s MJ’s Most Memorable Moment?

Trying to pick the most memorable Michael Jordan moment of all-time.

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Hey Ma! I’m Graduatin’!

As June came to an end, we looked back at the month and wondered, what defines it the most?  After straining our mindgrapes thinking about the answer, we finally realized what it was – graduation.  For high school seniors across the country, June signifies a transitional period.  They officially leave their childhood behind and graduate [...]

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Not Another Kobe vs LeBron Article (But Sorry, Here’s Another One)

I might be a bit late to the party, but seeing how the Magic had to shoot 62% just to win one against the Lakers, I decided to take a stab at the Kobe vs. LeBron argument and what might have been. Let’s begin with the characteristic of Kobe that his supporters most often cite [...]

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The Hangover – Athletes Edition!

The recent success of the movie The Hangover got us thinking: which athletes would we want to go to Vegas with? We thought it’d be a fun little group project to do, so we asked the guys to pick three athletes, current or former (as long as they’re still alive), they’d want to go on [...]

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