- 01:26 PM
- 06/04/26
| Member since: | February 04, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Last visit: | June 04, 2026 |
| Name: | S. |
|---|---|
| Location: | StL |
| Gender: | disgruntled goat, MFFL |
Ufez Jones has posted 372 links and 3,266 comments to SportsFilter and 27 links and 725 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.
The New York Knicks sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers and are headed to the Finals for the first time since 1999: The 37-point win is New York's 11th in a row and they now get to sit back and watch the Spurs and Thunder's chessboxing match with the rest of us.
posted by Ufez Jones to basketball at 10:43 PM on May 25, 2026 - 9 comments
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
My picks:
Knicks in 6
Top point scorer: Jalen Brunson
Top rebounder: OG Anunoby
Game 1 winner: Spurs
Team scoring most points in game: Spurs
Series MVP: Jalen Brunson
Top fouler: Karl-Anthony Towns
Top three-point shooter: Julian Champagnie
This should be a pretty fun series!
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:57 PM on June 03, 2026
Oof, "Four-piece chicken nugget" is gonna be a tough nickname to live down.
I feel like the only saving grace for Chet right now is that the Finals start tomorrow night and most folks will move on rather quickly. Been a while since I've seen an athlete get roasted this hard.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:15 PM on June 02, 2026
Yeah, Luke Kornet is getting chicken-fried and smothered in gravy.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:26 PM on May 28, 2026
Yeah, I think that's a very fair statement. This series has been so compelling that it's kind of easy to forget, but the T-Wolves taking down the Nuggets in the first round deprived us of a Jokic vs. Wemby 2nd round matchup that (in my opinion) could've easily gone either way.
Their young core of Castle, Vassell, Harper, and Johnson is obviously very legit though. Their window is going stay open so long as Wemby can stay on the court.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:02 PM on May 28, 2026
Okay, that one's pretty funny.
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:49 AM on May 28, 2026
Last time the Knicks were in this position they played San Antonio and the Sports Deities do love them a rematch.
Also, he didn't play much, but Jalen Brunson's father Rick was a deep bench guy on that Knicks squad.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:34 PM on May 26, 2026
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.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:13 PM on May 19, 2026
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
NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals
Sure, but I'm gonna need to see a receipt from anyone that picks Josh Hart for top rebounder. (/s)