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“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’d like to introduce you to a new series entitled “The Angry Gambler.” You see it everywhere these days, conversations online or overheard in person, where a sports fan, who would otherwise have no rooting interest in the outcome of Continue reading The Angry Gambler Series, Part One: I Say Let Them Play
This is the summer of our discontent, and we have quite the undercard to prove it. It’s been an unbearably hot summer right here in the Sunshine State. I say that because there’s currently sweat dripping on my keyboard. Fortunately, Continue reading Chumpservations, v. 42: The “Can’t We All Just Get Along” Edition (Sean Payton vs. Nathaniel Hackett; James Harden vs. Daryl Morey; and Michael Oher vs. Sandra Bullock)
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Barack Obama quote on the wall Continue reading Book Review: Can’t Knock the Hustle by Matt Sullivan
On May 21, 2021, in the heart of COVID, the New Yorker Magazine released an issue with a caricature of the Brooklyn Nets on its cover. Mark Ulriksen’s artwork depicted Brooklyn’s big three of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Continue reading Drama and the Brooklyn Nets
I could have entitled this post “How wrong I was about the Milwaukee Bucks.” I could have also labeled this post “How I lost $50 and an expensive steak dinner betting on the Nets.” Similarly, I could have called this Continue reading Your Final Four NBA Primer
As the Brooklyn Nets, led by Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, walked off the floor after beating the once considered, title-contending Milwaukee Bucks by a cool 39 points, responses nationwide were eerily similar. With these Nets, they have been all Continue reading We are who we thought they were: The Brooklyn Nets Edition
We are smack dab in the middle of the NBA playoffs. If you’ve been paying close enough attention, you’ll notice one thing rings true much more so than in recent years. We might be about to witness a changing of Continue reading Chumpservations, Vol. 40: Your 2021 NBA Playoff Edition
I had circled this date on my calendar as soon as the schedule was released. In this unfortunate era of pandemic and postponement, the National Basketball Association waited until its All-Star Break to release the second half of its 2020-21 Continue reading The Nets’ Big Three and the NBA’s Big Problem
I couldn’t help but see a certain dynamic develop in this year’s NBA All-Star Game. The drama which unfolded right before the keenest of basketball eyes has been years in the making. Good versus Evil, coming to you in June, Continue reading The good, the bad and the NBA All-Star Game
