Posts Tagged ‘Cleveland Cavailers’
Haters Gon’ Hate: Dan Gilbert’s E-Mail To David Stern To Block The Chris Paul Trade
Being From The State Of Oklahoma, Tornadoes And Persevering Through Tragedy
I had a job interview on Monday afternoon. With my corporate square suit on, my wingtips shined up and my game face ready to roll, I was headed to a second-round interview with an organization that would hopefully like to pay me for my services. Seeing that I wanted to focus on the individuals in [...]
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Zach Randolph Is A Man, Part 2
You know, I grew up on basketball that was played in the paint. As a youngster, big men roamed the earth and battled down low like real men are supposed to. Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaq, to name several. Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Tim Duncan and others were power forwards and had [...]
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East Coast vs. West Coast Beef, NBA Edition
There’s a funny dichotomy between basketball fans in New York City and Los Angeles. Lakers and Knicks fans feel like Clippers and Nets fans owe them respect, while Clippers and Nets fans don’t give a damn about them rings.
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The Reorganization Of The Miami Heat’s Big 3
If you looked at the 2011-12 and 2012-13 NBA seasons in a vacuum, you’d swear on your life that LeBron James was the greatest basketball player and leader the game has seen since the days of Michael Jordan and the Miami Heat the most formidable collection of talent since the dynastic teams of the 1970s [...]
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Mike Greenberg, Dwyane Wade And The Clothes That Make Men
NBA Fashion Fever moved to the media world? No bueno! By now we’ve all seen Dwyane Wade’s notorious “European style” suits he’s been wearing to the arenas (which, by the way, is still NOT cool by us Americans), but now it’s become infectious. Mike and Mike’s Mike Greenberg said this week on his show that his wife [...]
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Elephant In The Room: The NBA’s Player Loyalty Fan Debate
Unwritten guidelines are present in basketball fandom. Is being a fan of a player over a team politically correct? Maybe this shouldn’t be exposed to the world, but perhaps it should. My grandfather – J.D. Marshall – was a flawed individual. He never won “Husband of the Year” for a variety of reasons prior to [...]
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One Man’s Beef With Advanced Basketball Stats And The Bloggers Who Misuse Them
via Bryan Crawford / @BryanCraw4D I always laugh when people label me as “the guy who hates basketball stats and is always mad.” Whenever I hear that, it makes me realize the person making that comment has a real lack of understanding about me as an individual and this game that’s been a part of [...]
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Sports Are The Ultimate Friendship Finders
A close friend lives in Oklahoma. He works in Oklahoma City. My Gmail account sent him an email recapping a conversation about the NCAA tournament. It sent before a deadly tornado swept through Oklahoma City. Fear overtook any rationale for the email. A joke about the NCAA tournament could be the last thing I sent [...]
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Harrison Barnes Is Finally Becoming The Player We Thought He Would Be
There were times at the University of North Carolina that Harrison Barnes would step up and look like he might be an NBA star. The tail end of his freshman campaign was littered with exciting play and exemplary ability that had us wanting more from the man referred to as the Black Falcon. Barnes didn’t [...]
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Podcast: Bring It To The Altar – The NBA Playoffs Edition
There were a lotta sad souls on the recent edition of the UC Show. However, they still gave us quality insight, starting with Till. The man called in to give us some analysis on what is ailing the New York Knicks against the Indiana Pacers. He was pretty much impossible to rattle, which is a [...]
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Film Study: ‘Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC’
Remember when you were about 10 years old, hitting the nearby playground basketball courts for the first time? You saw a few of your friends trying their crossovers but getting the ball caught in their shorts because no one was very tall. You boldly called next on the main court, but your brother and his [...]
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For The Love Of The Game And The Moment
I was that kid. I was the kid that jumped at the opportunity to not only see my favorite ballplayers, but to actually meet them as well. See, I came to age in the early 90’s, when being a young black kid meant having no shortage of stars that we could relate to. From Ken [...]
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The Jarome Iginla Conundrum
Last week I released “The 10 Things To Focus On In The NHL Playoffs.” One reader commented that he wants “to see if Iggy,” Jarome Iginla, “can finally get that ring.” I immediately regretted leaving Iginla off my list. The NHL loves to watch its elderly stars culminate their careers with the Stanley Cup in [...]
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Unemployment, The Rooney Rule And Making The Net Work
This is a tantalizing look at the employment struggle of black men, whether it be a law graduate or a head coach looking for work in the NFL. If potential racism, white favoritism and the acknowledgment of unfairness make you uncomfortable … just keep reading. A little discomfort never hurt anybody. Let’s go. How This [...]
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The Other Side Of K.O.B.E.
Last month, Thomas Golianopoulos of Grantland wrote a revealing piece titled “The Secret History of Kobe Bryant’s Rap Career,” in which we found out that Kobe’s pursuit as a rapper was more serious than any basketball-turned-rapper foray we’ve ever made fun of. Among the most interesting tidbits — you know, aside from the fact that [...]
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Showtime Boxing: Lucas Matthysse Auditions To Be The King Of 140 Pounds
Showtime’s boxing card on Saturday epitomized much about what there is to love about the sport. Devon “The Great” Alexander and Lamont Peterson are classic examples of the rags-to-riches stories that are common in the sweet science. Lee Purdy’s ability to take a beating, although difficult to watch for some, is the stuff that year [...]
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