Life of Smiley

I know I'm a little behind in my reading, but did anyone else see this quote from Tim Duncan in the June 4th SI? Duncan was reminded how lucky he was to come to San Antonio by a recent Sporting News cover that showed him in a Boston Celtics uniform, illustrating a story about how the league might have changed had the Celtics won the 1997 draft lottery. "I was fortunate -- as fortunate as the Spurs -- to land where I did," he says, citing the ownership of Peter Holt, the stewardship of Popovich and general manager R.C. Buford, even the quality of the facilities in San Antonio as positives. "It's not guaranteed if I did go somewhere else that I would have won a championship. Maybe things being different, I never get to that point, because people don't prepare, people don't draft, people don't put teams together the right way, people don't coach the right way. So I'm absolutely blessed having the situation that I'm in."

ST. LOUIS - The state Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control is renewing its investigation into whether restaurant workers knew Josh Hancock was drunk but continued to serve alcohol to the Cardinals pitcher before his fatal crash.... Hancock's father, Dean Hancock of Tupelo, Miss., filed suit last month against Shannon's, Van Matre, the tow truck company and operator, and the man whose car was stalled on the highway. I can understand suing the restaurant that served Josh the alcohol, but suing some random guy who was stalled on the highway, and the tow truck driver who was there to help him? These guys aren't responsible for Hancock's death, they're just innocent victims of a drunk driver. If Josh's father has standing to sue on behalf of his dead son, shouldn't he also be held responsible for his son's actions? It seems only fair. So what if his son is dead? He started this. I would sue his ass right back.

If you aren't already on the BronBron bandwagon, now's the time to hop aboard. Or rather, last night's game 5 was the time. Never one to shy away from hyperbole, Marv Albert called it one of the great performances in NBA history, and Steve Kerr called it Jordanesque. Not like we haven't heard that comparison before, but I guess he would know. The box score doesn't tell the whole story . I love when he drives to the hoop, glides past 3-4 defenders while somehow continuing to elevate, and finishes with a thunderous dunk. Hide the women and children! Kobe deserves consideration, but no other player has been this fun to watch since a certain other 23 hung up his Jordans. pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a off def tot ast pf st to bs pts L.James F 50:18 18-33 2-3 10-14 3 6 9 7 3 2 2 0 48