Yes! Things are starting to turn around:

Stern Admits Mistake Introducing New Ball

"I'm not pleased, but I'm realistic," he told the Times. "We've got to do the right thing here. And of course, the right thing is to listen to our players. Whether it's a day late or not, we're dealing with this."

Marko Jaric throws his (back out) jersey on backwards:

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/nba/timberwolves-embarrass-themselves-with-something-other-than-their-play-218845.php

Funny, yes, but much in the same way the Borat movie pokes fun at stupid people by out-stupiding them, so too has Marko satirically shown the NZA how assiten its implementation of the new (radioactive) ball, against the best wishes of the lowly cogs in the machinery, really is.

Ben Wallace did a similar thing with his headband. So did Shaq with his knee. All were hilarious, if you know the time.

It's all subtle subterfuge.

Derek Fisher is a genius.

Vive la resistance!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2682848

NEW YORK -- The players' association filed two unfair labor practice charges Friday against the NBA over issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.

BTW, I caught the Bucks/Suns game today, and it sure as hell looks like Ill Mare is back, baby.

Hokay, you die now!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/061130

(You're gonna hafta cut and paste that shit, 1st-grade style, because The Powers That Be won't let me make it a link like Zelda's boy toy. I ain't lyin'.)

Why. Won't. You. Die?

http://www.sattlers.org/mickey/site/archive/2003/05/images/evil-agent-smith.jpg