last half-day in Berlin

It’s been a great Spring Break/lecture trip. Not sure when I’ll be back in Berlin, but I hope it’s soon.

“duelling banjoes-y”

Bill Simmons on the Miami Heat:

“I mean … have you been watching Miami???? Their supporting cast might be worse than it was last year. How is that possible? They played Ronny Turiaf 30 minutes last night. Not a typo. Shane Battier, Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem are sharing one fork for three backs. Chris Bosh has turned into a taller Brandon Bass. And the LeBron/Wade dynamic has never been icier or more dueling banjos-ey; last night in Chicago, they did everything but scream ‘MY TURN!’ like my kids do when they’re fighting over the same iPad game. El Heat couldn’t look more vulnerable.”

The length and meatiness of Simmons’ columns continue to amaze.