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“Ooh, yea, and I like it. And you say New York City!” Grand Puba, I Like It, 1995 The Eastern Conference Finals came and went with a flurry. We’ve already given the Cleveland Cavaliers fans some harsh love so now Continue reading Fibbs, Knicks party like it’s 1999
Everyone deserves to have a Cleveland sports fan in their life. I’m blessed to know a few. The Croshere Brothers, long familiar with this website, have been close friends for nearly thirty years. I’m honored to say I’m the unofficially Continue reading Cleveland, this one’s for you!
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
“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
