Rick Reilly’s debut for ESPN The Magazine
It never ceases to amaze how important Hurt is in the development of a human being and the role that Sport can play in that Life. ============================================== The Life of Reilly: Dad...
View ArticleCommemorating the greatest basketball player of all-time
Calls grow louder for Boston to erect statue to honor Bill Russell He’s the most decorated sports champion in a city of sport champions. He won 11 world titles as a player, two of those while...
View ArticleBoston Celtics, NBA Champions (2007-2008)
Basketball is a game played in three distinct phases: * Offense * Defense * Rebounding What it takes to win the NBA Championship [Dec 12, 2007] Teams which combine these three phases of the game, in...
View ArticleChris Bosh should be starting for Team USA
This is the answer which was given in this space [August 4, 2008] to the following question: ============================================= 5. Carlos Boozer and Chris Bosh will be fighting for the...
View ArticleShaq’s all-time ranking, as a dominant player
In his weekly chat, David Thorpe [ESPN NBA Insider/Analyst] provides his succinct assessment of Shaquille O’Neal’s legacy, as an NBA player, when all is said and done: ======================...
View Article2nd Comings in the Pacific Northwest
Q1. What are the reasons you have lost your mind and predicted boldly that the 2008-2009 LA Lakers will win 70+ regular season games and capture the NBA Championship? A1. If you must know, it’s a...
View ArticleMore Raptors’ kool-aid mix
Okay … this one truly is Simply Irrestible. ================================== Jermaine in Toronto: Beyond the Obvious This highlighted a long-standing problem for Toronto; the Raptors’ abject lack of...
View ArticleThe Cackle & The Logo … set for tip-off, again
My friends, it simply doesn’t get any better than this … ———————————– Conversation: Bill Russell and Jerry West catch up The NBA season is here! What better way to tip it off than with some insights...
View ArticleWhat happens when you’re young stays with you forever
In the early 1970′s, the fact is, ‘Mr. Clutch’ was the first favourite NBA player of this corner … ——————————————- Jerry West still is a reluctant sports hero West can best be described as one of the...
View ArticleWhat it’s all about …
Those who are able to watch this video clip and then try to blame the Captain of the Toronto Raptors for the current state of affairs with this team simply indicate their own lack of basketball acumen...
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