Lost Time Is Not Found Again is what the MPS blog crew has been reading today.

+ Jordan Farmar had to literally fend the ladies off with a stick at UCLA. {Sports By Brooks.}

+ Rob Parker is no longer a staffer at the Detroit News. {World of Isaac.}

+ Verus’ new, curious marketing campaign. {Melt Your Face Off.}

+ On Rickey Henderson, and his likely induction to the Hall of Fame. {Bugs & Cranks.}

+ Non-sports: An inteview with Aziz Ansari. {Village Voice.} Budweiser has gotten rid of their free beer samples on tours. {Radar.}

Quotable:

“So now, the Rockets are stuck with, depending on your points of view, either Ewing Theory redux, or Ewing Theory to the fourth power. There’s good evidence to suggest that this team doesn’t need star turns to win, just smart play from capable players. Maybe this season will crest with McGrady, Artest and Battier accepting muted roles, their very own “Ubuntu” born out of a particularly sharp brand of pragmatism. That could be enough to give them a late-season boost, and put them in prime position for the playoffs, if not quite the lofty spot we’d slated for them. Or Rick Adelman will be stuck juggling players to save the Rockets from their surplus of talent, limiting minutes and running an equal opportunity offense that never allows a balance of power to take hold. That seems like a recipe for disaster, but it also sounds like something Mike D’Antoni could do en route to the Conference Finals.“ – Bethlehem Shoals