How Much Are You Getting Paid to Play Basketball?

On a breakaway in the second quarter, human-highlight short film Nate Robinson attempted to perform a dunk-contest-style slam, bouncing the ball off the floor to himself. He was whistled for traveling. And, of course, he missed the dunk. "I won't be trying it again unless we're up by 20," he said. "But that's spontaneous Nate Robinson. I can't control that."

I can't hate on the man too badly; he is my height after all, playing a game dominated by giants. He's really trying to kill that whole underdog vibe, though.

"Vixen"?

I hate to keep abusing Michael Bauer; I read his blog daily, after all. But sometimes his blog posts are so bland as to be completely misleading and pointless. The man almost never expresses an opinion of any type.

Take his latest post on Top Chef contestant Marisa Churchill. He serves up some factual information about what she's been up to, mentions that she was portrayed as a vixen on Top Chef, and that she has some type of upcoming gig with Maxim.

How the hell does he manage to leave out that:

• a. She's really not that attractive. (see picture -- yes, I know. I apologize)
  
• b. She's incredibly annoying.
  
• c. She apparently can't cook anything worth a damn, even pastries, her "specialty."

I would guess that either he hasn't actually watched the show, or he doesn't have any opinions at all.

Of course, all the commenters on his blog get it right.

The title of his article: The hot vixen of "Top Chef."

Should be: The "hot vixen" of Top Chef.

In Other News, Scientists Report that Cats are not Dogs

Thanks, Michael. Just... thanks.

Go Big or Go Home

Well, I guess it's the Pentagon's alternative to Sherwin's famous phrase, "Go big or go home."