Quantcast
Channel: The Diss. » FreeDarko Week
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 9 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

An Introduction to FreeDarko Week. (No Forward Written by Gilbert Arenas)

As we all suspected, there is no true answer to the oft-asked question: “What the fuck is FreeDarko?” When the blog barred its doors a year ago, the last post was a collection of ruminations on what...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Games of the Week: FreeDarko Week, 2012.

Until 2007, I saw an NBA player in the same way as commentator (except when he was coaching the Grizzlies) Hubie Brown: the sum of their stats. For Hubie, an NBA player was little more than what they...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

FreeDarko Presents: The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History Book Review

I planned on including a citation for the book, but gave up after spending ten minutes puzzling over how to cite Dr. Lawyer IndianChief and Silverbird 5000. There are books about basketball written by...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Land Before Whine: A Review of a FreeDarko Post by a Non FreeDarko Reader...

Editor’s Note: It’s a FreeDarko week miracle! We received this unsolicited contribution from Allison Blahna and, frankly, anything that makes fun of Karl Malone piques my interest. This is Allison’s...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The (Positionality) Revolution Will (Not) be Televised (Due to Local Blackout)

Before the 2006-07 season FreeDarko unveiled the Positional Revolution, and just six years later it has become NBA dogma. We talk about point forwards and combo guards, and don’t bat an eye when the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Make New Friends, But Keep The Old

I learned this week (mostly today between 2-6 pm) that spring break camps for kids with autism do not run themselves.  Especially not on three hours of sleep. So I apologize for not getting my article...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Have Your Cake: Confessions of a Liberated Spurs Fan.

You’re here for FreeDarko week, aren’t you?  When it closed its doors in early 2011 it was like getting neglected, thrown out alone and cold, except that out was a desert, cold was actually fire and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

An Interview with Bethlehem Shoals.

Editor’s Note: The Diss proudly presents an interview (well, an email exchange) with Nathaniel Friedman, aka Bethlehem Shoals.  Shoals was the founder of FreeDarko, the blog we have discussed in great...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Peacocks Lost Their Feathers

Editor’s Note: It’s always a pleasure to feature a piece by the talented Miles Wray. Miles still writes a recurring column for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and his work has been featured in The...

View Article

Browsing latest articles
Browse All 9 View Live




Latest Images