Yes the title is a well worn phrase when discussing anything that's gone wrong, especially in the Lone Star state. But when discussing Yao Ming and his now uncertain to unlikely NBA future, the phrase is well deserved.

Yao has been an undeniable force on and off the court since he joined the Rockets as the #1 overall pick in 2002. While he was still developing into a star on the court, he was already using his immense stardom off the court to instill pride in his fellow Chinese and leveraging ...
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So two posts in, some may be wondering why "potpourri" was chosen and how it relates to sports. Well if it sticks in your head then my job is done, but I will explain.
Dictionary.com defines potpourri as:
 1.       a mixture of dried petals of roses or other flowers with spices, kept in a jar for their fragrance.

2.	a musical medley.

3.	a collection of miscellaneous literary extracts.

4.	any mixture, esp. of unrelated objects, subjects, etc.

I simply apply pieces of that definition t...
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NBA

Even though the 2009 Draft was as top heavy as Pamela Anderson, that doesn't mean that your favorite NBA won't be better next year. That's right it's free agency time and while this year's class is the JV hitting the court before the heavyweight free agent class of 2010, there are some very good players available to put your team on the right track.

Let's take a look at some of the top players available and who could use them if they don't resign:


Ben Gordon: A cold blooded assassin from 3 p...
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This year's NBA draft has come and gone, and unless you get paid to sell the NBA to people like myself, you are wondering what the fuss was about outside the first 2 picks.

Blake "I'll dunk on your family" Griffin went #1 overall to the Clippers. Griffin was asked by Mark Jones how he felt about going to a Clipper team with such a rich history of terrible. Blake gave the standard answer of "It doesn't bother me, I'm not concerned with how things were" and Jones interrupted with a "Not yet". Yu...
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