The Sports Nihilist: Like life, defense shouldn’t matter
by Sean Beckwith from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#687YT)
When someone goes for 85 points in an NBA game this season, please don't downplay the accomplishment. I know Kobe Bryant's 81 is immortalized, and Lakers fans don't have much to keep them warm at night nowadays, so they'll cling even harder, but it feels like someone is going to approach the modern-day mark. And...