Closer every day

By now, everyone's heard the news: Larry is out in Detroit. And while this has major implications for the competitive landscape of the Eastern Conference, here at FreeDarko we've got only one thing on our collective mind: how does this bode for the man with the frosted dome? how much did his future have to do with this decision? And, more importantly, what to make of Andreo's recent conjecture that the minute Darko takes on a major role with that team, they lose their veteran, black-as-hell chemistry and come back down to earth?

You've got to think that it's only because of the might of that year's draft that Freeing Darko is an organization-wide concern. Otherwise, wouldn't he be just another promising, somewhat wayward kid not yet ready to contribute? Even the dreaded HS class of two years prior didn't bring down entire franchises—much less one that had become a perennial contendor.