Good Reads: Title talk

Plaschke puts final touches on Lakers collapse.

Mitch Albom salutes the Pistons.

To nobody's surprise Dan Wetzel is excellent.


MIke Freeman of Jacksonville calls Phil Jackson a fraud.

J.A. Adande of the Los Angeles Times said that while most of the Lakers got what they deserved, Karl Malone deserved better.


I usually like Bill Simmons when he's writing fun and pop cultury stuff and think he's weak when he's trying to write serious. This was one of his better showings for a traditional column.