Shaq calls Curry greatest of all time; internet subsequently explodes

“I’m wondering is it time to start putting him as the best player of all time, in the conversation.” -Shaquille O’Neal on Steph Curry Shaq had some interesting things to say the other night about Steph Curry. I was busy Continue reading Shaq calls Curry greatest of all time; internet subsequently explodes

Irresponsible sports media gives new meaning to term “MVP race”

America has become so predictable.  So has its media. As soon as it became evident that Joel Embiid, a Black male, would win his first MVP award, a handful of pundits brought up the race card.  I’m not entirely sure Continue reading Irresponsible sports media gives new meaning to term “MVP race”

Zion Williamson and the art of the rebound

At long last, after three months of anticipation, the New Orleans Pelicans’ number one draft pick, Zion Williamson, finally took the floor in an NBA basketball game. After a slow start from a 19-year old kid who clearly was not Continue reading Zion Williamson and the art of the rebound

Things I learned from reading “Basketball: A Love Story” – Part One: Bill Russell and the Rochester Royals

Malcom Gladwell coined the term “tipping point” which refers to a point in time where a certain specific event changes the course of history.  One such decision came on April 30, 1956 in Rochester, New York of all places.  Two Continue reading Things I learned from reading “Basketball: A Love Story” – Part One: Bill Russell and the Rochester Royals

The ongoing saga of Terrell Owen’s HOF snub aka yet another reason the NFL is a piece of shit

The National Football League simply can’t get out of its own way, tripping over its two left cleats every chance it gets.  The league continues to prove with overwhelming splendor that it is one of the most self-serving, poorly managed Continue reading The ongoing saga of Terrell Owen’s HOF snub aka yet another reason the NFL is a piece of shit

Applying Simple Laws of Physics to Colin Kaepernick’s Anthem Protest

“To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction” Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton probably didn’t have Colin Kaepernick in mind when he discovered his third law of physics but damn if he wasn’t right on the money.  For Continue reading Applying Simple Laws of Physics to Colin Kaepernick’s Anthem Protest

Have we nothing better to talk about? Rethinking the ridiculousness of the NBA Mount Rushmore argument

I had really planned on leaving this one alone.  After all, choosing the four best players to have ever played a sport is entirely subjective.  I might include Player A on my mountainside and justify that argument until I’m blue Continue reading Have we nothing better to talk about? Rethinking the ridiculousness of the NBA Mount Rushmore argument

So you don’t think LeBron James is the best player in the NBA? What league are you watching exactly?

This is not the look of a man who just got poked in the eye. This is the look of a man who we once collectively ridiculed for not being a champion.  Do you remember that?  You should because it Continue reading So you don’t think LeBron James is the best player in the NBA? What league are you watching exactly?

The next great NBA rivalry may be upon us

Magic versus Bird, Russell versus Chamberlain, Jordan versus everybody else.  These are the rivalries that molded the National Basketball Association into what it is today. 

Shafting Tyson

I was watching some tribute to Muhammad Ali on television the other night.  He had just celebrated his 70th birthday so some Las Vegas big wigs decided to honor the former heavyweight champion by basically booking every star imaginable for Continue reading Shafting Tyson