THE WEEK THAT WAS ... IRRIGUOUS

It means "well-watered, as in land." Look it up.

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"How wet was it?"

Look at this photo. That's Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and a whole lotta wet dirt. It was taken Monday night at Citizens Bank Park, before the odd, somewhat anticlimatic World Series took two days off and returned with the first Phillies title since 1980. (Was anyone else worried about Lidge in the 9th? We kinda were.) The week was damp and wet over here too: it rained two days and the weather was enough to prompt someone in our building's elevator to scream at us, "DON'T GO OUTSIDE TO GET LUNCH!" (We did anyway, 'cuz we're rebels!) Other things that were a little wet this week: the debut of the Portland Trail Blazers (uh oh Oden, then a 20-point drop to the Lakers); the first night of another "it" team, the Philadelphia 76ers (Brand got totally outplayed by Bosh); the upcoming election (we don't discuss politics here); and this kid. One thing that was hot like fire all week? ESPNTheMag.Com content (gotta stay warm somehow). A rundown follows.

Want to know what Brock Lesnar's secret weapon is for his fight with Couture? Read this.

If you click here, we'll teach ya why LaMarr Woodley has become such a beast for the Steelers.

Rick Reilly on what John Wooden means. Read it here.

Steve Lavin on what John Wooden means can be found here.

From the "This is Filthy" Department: The 50 Best Sneaker Commercials of All-Time (with video).

You like watching old white men dance? (Who doesn't?!?) Click here.

The glorious history of the alley-oop, in video form, can be found right here.

A comprehensive NBA preview from the dudes that pound the pavement with the teams: the bloggers and locals! Read it right here.

A sports and politics interview with Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight can be found here.

If you like "fun" facts about NBA teams—all 30 of 'em—we'd suggest clicking right here.

Q-Tip hangs out with the Knicks and you can see the lyrical hoopage by clicking right on this underlined portion of the sentence.

ESPN staffers and Philly cops: information sharing at its finest is right here.

If you don't believe the Detroit Lions can save your soul, you should read this piece.

If you don't believe watching college kids have fun can save your soul, check this out and get back to us.

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