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Ufez Jones has posted 371 links and 3,258 comments to SportsFilter and 27 links and 725 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.
The Dallas Mavericks are firing GM Nico Harrison.: After a 3-8 start (including going 0-for-the-West) and nine months after shipping Luka Doncic to the Lakers in an under-the-table midnight deal, Nico can go back to selling shoes.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 10:45 AM on November 11, 2025 - 13 comments
The Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone with three games left in the regular season: Malone had served as Denver's head coach since 2015 and was the fourth-longest tenured NBA coach, trailing Pop, Kerr, and Spoelstra. The Nuggets are a on a four-game skid and caught up in a Royal Rumble for seeding in the West as the playoffs near.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 04:38 PM on April 08, 2025 - 1 comment
Coming to Broadway this season: KAT!: The Minnesota Timberwolves are trading Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round draft pick.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 03:01 PM on September 28, 2024 - 0 comments
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton elected to Cooperstown.: Beltre and Mauer are first-balloters; Helton makes it in on his sixth try. They will be inducted along with former manager Jim Leyland.
posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 07:29 PM on January 23, 2024 - 4 comments
Shohei Ohtani signs record deal with the Los Angeles...Dodgers: In the biggest MLB contract so far, the Dodgers and Ohtani have agreed to a 10-year, $700 million deal.
posted by Ufez Jones to baseball at 09:17 PM on December 09, 2023 - 6 comments
What a fun night of playoffs!
I never saw ESPN show the crowd at the Bell Centre's reaction to the game-winner, so here it is for anyone that's curious.
I still have no idea how the Spurs/Thunder series is going to shake out, but I plan to be locked in for every bit of it. Absolute cinema last night and it's only going to get better as the series progresses.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:29 AM on May 19, 2026
My picks:
Thunder in 7
Knicks in 6
Top point scorer: Jalen Brunson
Top rebounder: Wemby
Most points per game: Knicks
Least opponent points per game: Knicks
Can we make the OKC/Spurs series a Best of 17?
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:33 PM on May 18, 2026
Yeah, the Thunder are in that same "8 games in the past 5 weeks" boat, but shit is finally about to get really real for them, lol.
Ooh, Cle/Det game 7 tonight!
Here's hoping the Paul Reed Renaissance continues!
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:50 PM on May 17, 2026
I'd personally prefer basketball, but I feel like whichever of the PWHL, NWSL, or WNBA is the first to try a team in STL will do quite well.
We did get a date on the PWHL's tour when they were scouting cities and I heard it was a great event, but I'm sure there's a lot more to it than just that.
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:02 PM on May 12, 2026
My picks:
76ers in 7
Spurs in 6
Pistons in 7
Thunder in 4
Top point scorer: Shai
Top rebounder: Gobert
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Spurs
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:04 PM on May 04, 2026
Former Raptors Executive Masai Ujiri hired as new Dallas Mavericks General Manager. I like it!
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:13 PM on May 04, 2026
Dang, even the Canadian spammers are polite.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:19 PM on May 04, 2026
Big day if you like Game 7s:
- Magic & Pistons at 3:30E/2:30C (ABC)
- Canadiens & Lightning at 6:00E/5:00C (TNT)
- Cavaliers & Raptors at 7:30E/6:30C (NBC)
Still kinda shocked that both the Nuggets and Celtics got the first round boot.
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:30 AM on May 03, 2026
Are we 100% sure we're not being Sidd Finch-ed?
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:49 PM on April 30, 2026
My picks:
Cavaliers in 7
Nuggets in 5
Hawks in 7
Rockets in 5
Celtics in 5
Thunder in 4
Pistons in 5
Spurs in 5
Top point scorer: Jamaal Murray
Top rebounder: Jalen Duren
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Spurs
Minor error that I doubt will affect anyone's picks: The Nuggets are playing the T-Wolves, not the Clips.
Glad to see you around, rcade. Very much looking forward to some wall-to-wall basketball this weekend!
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:37 AM on April 18, 2026
Huh, I figured Malone would get back into coaching before too long but this wasn't the move I saw coming.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:13 PM on April 06, 2026
For all I know he's planning on succeeding Steve Kerr, and I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking twice about jumping from the Pro Coaching ranks into College in the current environment, but I'd kind of love to see Jerry Stackhouse take a run at it.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:22 PM on April 03, 2026
Bill Self set to return for 24th season with Kansas, keeping the Jayhawks out of the coaching carousel mess.
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:14 PM on April 01, 2026
Lol, that would be a wonderful insult to injury: Cuban sells his majority stake in the Mavs to some absolute ghouls and uses the money to poach the coach of my mid-major alma mater/employer.
My understanding (as a fan/citizen, I don't have any inside info here) is that Richard Chaifetz is funding a good chunk of SLU's ascension, which makes sense given they've played in his namesake arena for quite some time. The whole "billionaires taking over College Sports and the rest of the world" sickens my soul, but I guess it's better to at least have one in your corner.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:18 PM on March 30, 2026
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
I've always kinda liked De'Aaron Fox, but I don't know that this is the kind of series he's going to have a big impact on. The way Castle, Harper (who is a 20 y/o rookie!), and Vassell played last night, my guess is Mitch Johnson would've stuck with that same 5 (Wemby and Champagnie) in the OTs.
It seemed like a huge move at the time, but it feels like the Spurs hitting hard on their last few draft picks have made Fox a bit extraneous. We'll see though, it looks like he'll be available for G2.
Also, sweet jebus, how historically great is last year's rookie class looking? It's kind of tough to grasp that this Summer's could be even better. Massive influx of talent coming into the league.