While you’re watching the NBA playoffs, please don’t feel bad for the guys who sit on the end of the bench. Sure, they don’t get to play that often, but they live pretty lucrative lives.

Michael Lewis documents the statistical similarities between his book Moneyball and Shane Battier. Everyone and their brother has already quoted this article, so I won’t. But it’s well worth the read.

I’ve been rooting for the Pistons for the last couple years, but was never a fan. When the Nuggets acquired Chauncey Billups, I became a fan of theirs (for that reason and because I go to a ton of games). ESPN put together a piece about Chauncey’s basketball life that explains why the Nuggets have been so successful this year.