Free Darko’s cerebral approach to unclothing the statistical trends and maverick hardwood luminaries in “The League” is more sardonic than superior, more deductive than scientific. Penned largely by a cat they call Bethlehem and a dubious dude named Joey, (with the occasional guest lecturer in between) the blog is teeming with cultivated theory on all things NBA—I fully expect a Stern Manifesto to arise out of the camp sooner or later. With the success of their first title, “The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac: Styles, Stats, and Stars in Today’s Game” added to their abacus, the independent camp collaborated with adidas to assess two of basketball’s brightest young stars: Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose. The result is two fully animated commercials that break down each player’s strengths and advantages, and how their tendencies are augmented by Three Stripes swag. Charli 2NA of Jurassic 5 fame provides the narrative vocals in the spots, infusing hip-hop with uncanny observation to create something that’s notable on all counts. Hit the jump for DRose’s “The Inner Workings of a Creator” commercial!
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