Links

Since I am a highly professional procrastinator, I have decided I will help my brethren by having a "Links" section, where they will find enough information to get through the workday. In no particular order, here are some of my favorite sites for procrastinating purposes. Some are well-known, some are a bit more obscure, but you will find entertainment in all of them.

http://www.truehoop.com/

This is a great site to get bulletpoints on all things NBA, ranging from last night's games to interviews to history features. Good for about 60-90 minutes of wasted work hours everyday.

http://www.slamonline.com/

If you enjoy SLAM's paper edition, you'll be even more pleased with its online offer. This is as complete a package as you'll get from a free website, offering full-length articles, links to the biggest stories of the weekday, videos, a good amount of short features and an entertainment corner which definitely lives up to its name. Can provide up to 2 wasted hours daily, if used correctly.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/nba_experts?keyword=Too+much+Rod+Benson

I must admit I haven't seen Rod Benson play since he was in college, but his blog provides insight into the life and times of a D-Leaguer. What I really like about this blog is that, as a player in the D-League, Rod has that working-class appeal that NBA superstars lose. We see he's just a regular guy who makes 12K a year and has trouble getting into an LA nightclub, and he doesn't brag about some of the crap Arenas blogs about, because he can't afford it, pretty much like the vast majority of us. Brief but satisfying, you'll be able to spend 15-20 unproductive minutes looking into the life of Rod Benson.

http://www.niketalk.com/

I stumbled upon this board about 6 years ago as a sneaker-obsessed teen. I haven't even browsed the sneaker-centric forums in at least 18 months, but the Sports & Training and General forums will keep you "busy" for at least an hour every day. The "funny pictures" threads are especially priceless.