Sports Chump

Blowing the lid off fantasy sports

Chris Humpherys — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:17:52 +0000

“Life is just a fantasy. Can you live this fantasy life?” - Aldo Nova I don’t play fantasy football. I don’t play fantasy baseball. I don’t play fantasy golf. Between work, sleep and some semblance of a social life, I just don’t have the time. Every so often, a friend will ask me to join [...]

SNL spoofs Stephen A. Smith (video)

Chris Humpherys — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:54:52 +0000

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, I guess Stephen A. Smith has finally made the big time. Once upon a time, Stephen A. would say something insightful on his old radio or talk show. These days, however, he’s been reduced to out-shouting Skip Bayless on ESPN’s First Take. [...]

Carmelo Anthony, the New York Knicks and whether chuckers win championships: A statistical analysis

Chris Humpherys — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:53:41 +0000

Fibbs walked into the bar that afternoon, his orange Knicks cap tilted backwards, gold chain around his neck and Amare Stoudemire jersey (sans cast) worn proudly. He had been drinking all day and was smiling, giddy almost. After all, why wouldn’t he be? His Knickerbockers had just won their first playoff game in eleven years, [...]

And down the stretch they come: Your NBA contest standings

Chris Humpherys — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:53 +0000

And then there were eight: Clippers, Lakers, Heat, Pacers, Spurs, Thunder, Celtics and Sixers. Since the season is coming to a close, the time has come to look back on our pre-season picks, and either congratulate or ridicule those of us who knew what we were talking about, and those who didn’t have a clue. [...]

An ode to Kevin Garnett

Chris Humpherys — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:18 +0000

“I’m a fucking wild man right now!!” - Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, to pay tribute to Kevin Garnett, inarguably one of the best players of his generation. Let’s say you had to describe Kevin Garnett to someone who had never before watched a basketball [...]

Leading a debt-free existence

Chris Humpherys — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:45:52 +0000

I shed a tear as I wrote the last check. Pay to the order of Discover $817.35. This feeling has been a LONG time coming, twenty or so years, the culmination of balance after transferred balance after transferred balance. Today, I celebrate, for at 43 years old, I am officially debt-free. Don’t get me wrong. [...]

To tank or not to tank: When winning just isn’t all that important

Chris Humpherys — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:39:52 +0000

I was watching Lakers-Nuggets Game Five the other night. You remember that game in Los the Staples Center where Kobe Bryant scored 43, yet his team still couldn’t close out the series? All anyone in the bar could talk about was whether the Lakers wanted to close things out that night, or whether it was [...]

The next great NBA rivalry may be upon us

Chris Humpherys — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:51:02 +0000

Magic versus Bird, Russell versus Chamberlain, Jordan versus everybody else. These are the rivalries that molded the National Basketball Association into what it is today. It’s why so many fans resented LeBron when he decided he’d rather play with his best friend instead of eking it out on his own. But fear not, NBA fans. [...]

What if? The solo hole-in-one scenario

Chris Humpherys — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:20:03 +0000

I’ve been hitting the links a little more regularly these days. The weather here in the Sunshine State is beautiful, courses are abundant and greens fees are incredibly reasonable. Clubhouses are practically giving the golf away. Ever since I returned from Augusta National, I’ve been feeling it, consistently hovering around bogey golf, shooting 89, 96 [...]

Blindsided by Quinton Aaron

Chris Humpherys — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:21:45 +0000

You guys remember that movie The Blind Side? A film based not too loosely on the book by Michael Lewis and the life story of Baltimore Raven offensive lineman, Michael Oher? Blind Side won Sandra Bullock her first Academy Award and marked the big-time, acting debut of Quinton Aaron, who played Oher. Well, you guys [...]