What’s happening to LeBron? To me, the most interesting aspect of LeBron James and his career arc centers around where to place him in the pantheon of great basketball players and more specifically, the media (and the public’s) fascination with anointing him the one and only BBall jesus, seemingly against all logical signs otherwise. Born … Continue reading »
Tony Parker. This is one of those “thirty five and over” type references, but I’m pretty sure I screamed “Curly Neal” at my TV last night, after watching Tony Parker do this to the Heat at the end of game 1 of the NBA Finals. See, I’ve been re-watching “The White Shadow”, (the old TV … Continue reading »
That was a letdown. After 6 games of intense, physically, downright spiritually uplifting Basketball between the athletic, artistic and yes, finesse Miami Heat and the blue-collar, bang you around and pound it inside Indiana Pacers, the eagerly anticipated, thought to be future classic game 7 was… Anything but. Before last night, This series was separated … Continue reading »
It’s not Frank Vogel’s fault. Alot of blame being thrown his way for the decision to leave Roy Hibbert on the bench for the last play. How could you leave your shot blocker, your rim protector, your proverbial last line of defense out of the game with 2.2 seconds to go and a one point … Continue reading »
You know, like the old “Simpsons” episode where Mr. Burns brought in all the ringers to win his annual softball game, only to see them succumb to all manner of tragedy until there was only Daryll Strawberry left? Well, that’s what happened in the NBA this year, as Lebron James was the only one left standing … Continue reading »
2013 Internet beats ass. What I mean is, there used to be a time when what ever amazing clip, movie scene or oddity that was unavailable to you had to exist only as an anecdote you told other people about and if you were super lucky, you might actually stumble on someone who actually knew what the … Continue reading »
The Spurs are going to make the Lakers look like the hopelessly dysfunctional, sad lost puppies they truly are. Sorry to break it to you, I really and truly am. Everyone knows I’m a lifelong Laker fan and while I’m often accused of being a homer, I’d insist I’m unfailingly practical and shit. … Continue reading »
