Basketball writing, scouting reports and salary cap analysis from the archive.
For a variety of reasons, basketball and music seem to have always had crossover appeal. [Pun acknowledged, but not condoned.] Be it due to the intrinsically linked cultures of the music of the streets and the game on the playgrounds - a partnership which, if I was 10…
At a training seminar that I once attended, a portion of the afternoon was devoted to a discussion of bad words. In one of the hottest days on record, a dozen of us gathered in a cramped five foot tall training room, sat around an overhead projector and…
There follows a long list of cheesy and/or television commercials featuring NBA players. Some of which are quite good. Less talk, more cheesy commercials. 1) Tyler Hansbrough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqC44EIqGcw&ab_channel=BartSmith 2) Kevin Willis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3CBM_ZCL5E&ab_channel=judasvince 3) Vince Carter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG55wpX0qB0&ab_channel=judasvince 4) Doug Christie, Alvin Williams and Reggie Slater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcjMsRWa048&ab_channel=judasvince 5) Chris Andersen…
At the start of the month, over the course of three posts united by the overused theme of Alec Baldwin's monologue from Glengarry Glen Ross, I attempted to analyse and predict the training camp rosters of every team in the NBA. For the hell of it, here's the…
od invented the internet so that we could feel more closely acquainted to professional athletes. It's the reason they have online chats, it's the reason they have their own websites, it's the reason we try and become their Facebook friends, and it's the reason that their team contractually…
Sports Illustrated: Blazers threaten to sue anyone who signs Darius Miles. "Team Presidents and General Managers, "The Portland Trail Blazers are aware that certain teams may be contemplating signing Darius Miles to a contract for the purpose of adversely impacting the Portland Trail Blazers Salary Cap and tax…
Down one in the closing stages of a summer league game, new Washington Wizards guard Dee Brown fouls Uruguay's finest, the insatiable Gustavo Barrera, sending him to the line. Barrera hits both foul shots, putting Houston up by three. Rockets forward Joey Dorsey - watching the game from…