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“You build habits and create an environment, where losing in the first round is not acceptable, not good enough. That should be the attitude.” -Magic forward Paolo Banchero after a Game Seven loss to Detroit John Starks’ puffy cheeks are Continue reading Consistency, collapses and cultural chasms: The unspoken problem with the Orlando Magic
My buddy in the Midwestern quadrant of Blogsville occasionally writes posts in haiku form. I’m not sure where this comes from. He’s not Asian although, by the looks of it, he may have been born a giant panda bear in Continue reading NBA First Round Playoff Haikus
“We mock what we don’t understand.” Dan Aykroyd as Austin Milbarge in Spies Like Us As I get older, my tolerance meter inching closer to zero, I find I have considerably less time for things that are unimportant. That’s my Continue reading A plea to end mock drafts once and for all
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about my father, so let’s get back to the personal for a moment, for not a day goes by that I don’t miss him tremendously. I’ve been reading a lot of Anthony Bourdain Continue reading Dad and the Picoroco
I had fully intended to write a post about the departure of Steven Stamkos. I dated it in July of 2024, shortly after he’d been traded to the Nashville Predators. I shelved it, not only because it hurt but because Continue reading The unfortunate inevitability of sports
Have you ever been out to dinner and the server waiting on you is just going through the motions? Have you ever gone grocery shopping and the cashier checking you out barely manages to smile and otherwise fails to notice Continue reading Our newfound obsession with tanking and why it’s time to get over it
Podcasts are the wave of the future. I heard that on a podcast somewhere. Yours truly has dabbled in different multimedia outlets over my illustrious career, from social to radio sit-ins to even being credited in Emmy Award-winning documentaries. Despite Continue reading SportsChump joins The Weekly Roundup podcast
“Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man, tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can. And when it’s time for leavin’, I hope you’ll understand, That I was born a ramblin’ man.” -Allman Brothers, Ramblin’ Man, 1973 Continue reading James Harden’s Last Stand?
I love movies, not necessarily old movies though. My affinity for film starts around the year I was born, anything released in the late sixties and beyond, beginning with what they called the “New Hollywood” which, I suppose still makes Continue reading Booze On Film, Vol. 1: Roadhouse Drambuie
Chuck Klosterman’s recently published Football is not for you, and he’ll be the first to admit it. As he clearly states in his introduction, his latest project, brilliant as always, is intended for people in the future. Football does its Continue reading Shedeur Sanders Pro Bowler, Bill Belichick Second Ballot, Chuck Klosterman right
