Tyler Parker

Tyler Parker

Jul
18
The Side Part: Pau’s High Brow

The Side Part: Pau’s High Brow

1. The stages a fan’s psyche goes through in free agency feel like they’re twenty fold. This is
3 min read
Jul
07
The Side Part: Westbrook Frames

The Side Part: Westbrook Frames

I watched the USA-Belgium match from a very small booth in a very small pub in Venice, Italy and there
4 min read
Jun
20
The Side Part: Kevin and Sam – A Dinner

The Side Part: Kevin and Sam – A Dinner

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images And now the season is all over and we turn our eyes to soccer to
5 min read
Jun
06
The Side Part: Week 32 – Bad endings

The Side Part: Week 32 – Bad endings

NBAE/Getty Images Ends of seasons come very quickly when you think you have a chance to win. When you
3 min read
May
29
The Side Part: Week 31- ‘He’s not gonna get tired for 10 years’

The Side Part: Week 31- ‘He’s not gonna get tired for 10 years’

AP Photo I went over to my boss’s place to watch Game 4. This 2,000 square foot apartment
4 min read
May
26
The Forecast for May 26 – May 31: King Serge

The Forecast for May 26 – May 31: King Serge

AP Photo And the narrative swings again, like a sweetened, golden chariot. What a performance from Serge Ibaka. What a
6 min read
May
22
The Side Part: Week 30 – Mario Kart

The Side Part: Week 30 – Mario Kart

NBAE/Getty Images The snowball becomes a snowman which turns into an army of snowmen which then turns into an
2 min read
May
19
The Forecast for May 19 – May 25: Funaki Time

The Forecast for May 19 – May 25: Funaki Time

Bill Baptist/NBAE/Getty Images I was back in Oklahoma for a grand total of a day on Friday of
4 min read
May
15
The Side Part: Week 29 – Smash

The Side Part: Week 29 – Smash

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images There has never been anything graceful about Russell Westbrook. His game is not defined by
2 min read
May
12
The Forecast for May 12 – May 18: Chill and don’t panic

The Forecast for May 12 – May 18: Chill and don’t panic

NBAE/Getty Images After the game yesterday I tweeted that I felt like someone had kicked me in the face.
4 min read