There is an apologist among us now.
Good news: Sportsblogs Nation landed another fantastic up and coming basketblogger.
Bad news: He'll be writing about the Portland Trailblazers.
So, for all things Steve Blake and Bassy Telfair, visit Blazers Edge, written by the astute and funny Lance Uppercut (who happens to be a noted Deadspin commenter, Sactown Royalty reader and immediate ex-writer of Blogspot-hosted Blazers Basketball).
(Also, Matt at Blog-a-Bull and I can no longer battle for links from True Hoop. Since Henry Abbott is a recovering Portland fan, it's clear that Blazers Edge will be getting the lion's share now.)