The Works: Pat Riley Strikes Again, Mark Cuban Plays Monopoly

Filed under: Heat, Magic, Mavericks, FIBA, NBA Awards, USA Basketball, Thunder, FIBA World Championship, The WorksBethlehem Shoals is on vacation this week, so Milwaukee's finest Rob Peterson (@ShotDrJr) is filling in. In The Works today, Kevin Durant wins the 2011 NBA season before it even begins, Mark Cuban fights big government by giving a government lots of money and FIBA gets more like the NBA, starting now.

But first, Pat Riley leaves Stan Van Gundy drowning in a pool of his own sweat.

Fear and Loathing in Miami: Every once in a while, especially if you're on Facebook, you run across people trying to answer this neo-Proustian question: Who are the four people, past or present, you would invite to a dinner party?

My guest list changes all the time. But after their recent public shouting match, it's getting more and more difficult to keep Pat Riley and Stan Van Gundy away from the party. Then again, I probably should have invited them in the first place. Not only would Riles and SVG provide interesting conversation, but the entertainment potential is high as it's not hard to imagine the night not ending up with them throwing fistfuls of mashed potatoes and peas at each other. I would be wise to dull the steak knives.

Then again, they don't need swords to cut each other deeply. That was done in Dec. of 2005 when Riley, with an assist from Shaquille O'Neal, threw SVG under the bus and then backed up over Van Gundy's legacy while adding to his own by leading the Heat to an NBA title. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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