The NBA Lockout Ends: Kobe and MJ Talk In Prison
The Lockout is over, but sports fans aren’t exactly parading in the streets, at least not in the way they did for the NFL, which should tell everyone something about the NBA: even when it’s doing well,...
View ArticleThe NBA Season Is Upon US: Thoughts and Predictions
The month of December has been a blur of poorly written thesis statements and incorrect MLA citations for me. Yes, it’s research paper time in a high school English teacher’s life, which means I have...
View ArticleLooking for the Dirk in LeBron James
With the week he had, LeBron James would be the most obvious NBA candidate to discuss in a weekly sports column: his ability to put up huge numbers, display out of this world athleticism, and his...
View ArticleDiscovering Jeremy Lin
First, I had to word vomit about him (on my blog) incoherently, because the Jeremy Lin story should not happen. In today’s sporting world we know tomorrow’s great players yesterday. I mean, how long...
View ArticleThe Huh of Paul Pierce: His Passing of Larry Bird
Kobe Bryant passing Shaq and moving up on the all-time scoring list–we saw that coming, probably even prepared for it, by storing up canned goods and digging underground bunkers. Every glacier melts,...
View ArticleKevin Durant & Russell Westbrook Are Pretty Good
Because they backed up their monstrous game against the Nuggets, where they scored a combined 91 points, by going for a combined 62 points against the Thunder, I thought this bit about Kevin Durant and...
View ArticleAn Elbow’s Intent: Metta World Peace, Apologies, and the Truth
“. . . it was unfortunate that James had to get hit with an unintentional elbow.” –Ron Artest First, what Metta World Peace did to James Harden in today’s Thunder-Lakers game is wrong. He had just...
View ArticleDavid Stern’s Nightmare: What’s Happened to the NBA Playoffs?
Something deep within David Stern’s unconscious mind caused his spine to lurch forward like a catapult in the blue and black darkness. Sweat crept across his skin, but he was shivering. He pulled the...
View ArticleEl Chupacabra: Reflecting on LeBron James as a Vampire
Shortly after winning his first NBA title, LeBron James donned a vampire t-shirt, only the vampire on his shirt was neither Edward nor a character from True Blood–it was his own face. LeBron James was...
View ArticleOut of the Wild: Steve Nash’s Exodus to Los Angeles
Image by Mike Langston In light of the most recent Dwight Howard rumors, I thought it would be worth revisiting Steve Nash’s move to one of the NBA’s most historic franchises, the Los Angeles Lakers:...
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