Michael Tracey Defense Squad 2.0

I need one of these autographed by the man himself @mtracey

Conference Finalists in the 2020s Boston: 4 (🏆) Miami: 3 Denver: 2 (🏆) Lakers: 2 (🏆) Indiana: 2 Dallas: 2 Minnesota: 2 Milwaukee: 1 (🏆) Golden State: 1 (🏆) OKC: 1 (🏆) Phoenix: 1 Atlanta: 1 New York: 1 Clippers: 1 🏆 = championship won in the 2020s. No team has won 2.

@annakhachiyan It’s sort of like when they say upper middle class white poeple are somehow “voting against their own interests” when they vote Republican. You’re supposed to uncritically accept the assertion since it’s delivered confidently

Can anyone explain in their own words without resorting to insults what my political takes are and what’s wrong with them? Specifically, how they differ from the basic throughline of my social and cultural takes?

I remember when the NBA playoffs was the most predictable tournament in sports for a good 9 years

That tough guy act ain’t cutting it .... you know what you are.. you know what you’ve always been>>> A PUSSY (SAY IT LOUDER FOR PEOPLE IN THE BACK) Been kicking your ass and pretty please make the playoffs before you talk. It’s a known thing that I OWN YOU. @KarlTowns

@BrianKirschner_ Speaking of Cantlay - can't wait to watch him on the Champions Tour in 2042

All I can think about watching this final round is that Patrick Cantlay would probably be 5 clear of Cam Young right now if he didn’t WD

It's been fascinating to watch mainstream liberal culture slowly boil every human quality down to politics Is he the greatest guitarist of all time? "Well I can't answer that question until I see their tweets during Covid"

On this day 5 years ago, The New Yorker magazine published this cover

@Proxy_Tank @JonesOnTheNBA The Anthony Davis in early 2019 piece

@JonesOnTheNBA I don’t know why they don’t just play him like 25 MPG for 60 games or

Should Philly just put Embiid on ice in the regular season until the playoffs for the rest of his career? Dude looks great

Hilarious ESPN stat

Watching Johnson Wagner recreate shots has convinced me of one thing 100%: The PGA Tour should broadcast 4 regular Joes every Monday playing the tour setup. Imagine a 0,5,10,15 handicap trying to battle the blue monster tomorrow. Counting every shot.

Joel Embiid on his health: "I feel great. I feel amazing. I was faking it."

@CaldwellEmmet @mtracey Yup that's why Tracey is so beloved in certain circles

@TraceySquad2 @mtracey it took balls for a mainstream journalist to say this back then.

BlueSky update

@annakhachiyan See this is an actual nuanced big brained centrist (center left really) take Meanwhile the seething bugpeople on r/redscarepod are like "Who even listens to the pod lol"

When I was coming of age as a junior f@g hag in suburban New Jersey I was obsessed with AIDS and consumed every piece of media I could get my hands on about it. At the time — and probably still to this day — the common refrain was that Reagan was personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of gay men by refusing to do anything about the epidemic. One of my most “mind blown” moments was learning about author and playwright turned activist Larry Kramer and how he was pilloried by his own community when he said wait a minute boys maybe pump the breaks on the gay sex until we can get to the bottom of what’s going on. Larry, who ended up getting HIV himself, was the pinnacle of the loud annoying gay Jewish liberal activist with a messiah complex type but I’ve always had such a soft spot for him.

Austin: high property taxes, builds a lot, zero environmental regulation. Result: affordable housing California: low property taxes (for Boomer homeowners), builds almost nothing, strongest environmental protection in the nation. Result: highest housing prices in America

The problem isn’t BlackRock. The problem is Boomers and the local politicians they elect who block new housing. They’ve successfully hypnotized you into hating an innocent corporation instead of the real villains — retirees

Rolling Stone moved Eric Clapton down from the top 10 of greatest guitar players of all time to 35 because he admitted to being Covid "vaccine" injured & refused to discriminate on entry to his concerts based on "vaccine" status. They even admit the reasoning in the explanation!

@WaywardRabbler @mtracey It would be red meat for elitist bluechecks! Like this story all over again. PLEASE DO IT MIKE

@mtracey you should really take up reviewing restaurants, it is exactly what your current story arc needs

NYT covers the recent struggles of NJ diners. Of course I've been to the first one profiled: Summit Diner in Summit, NJ. Classic little spot! nytimes.com/2026/05/02/nyr…

Correct Most pretend he retired immediately after winning the Finals In reality— Jordan retired THREE weeks before the 93-94 season started & they couldn’t even replace his salary slot And they still won 55 games without him

@mtracey Takes me back to 2019-2010 Twitter

Aaaaand... scene