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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?
“Of course there is always resistance, always a drag on movement toward better things. The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change.” ― Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry Continue reading The Transition: Out with the old, in with the new
“I don’t know anything about Angola, but I know they’re in trouble.” Charles Barkley, USA Gold Medalist, 1992 I don’t like action movies. Wait, allow me to rephrase. I don’t like action movies without a good plot. Having grown up Continue reading Team USA Men’s Basketball: A review, a preview and some international intrigue
A funny thing happened on the way to these NBA playoffs. You used to be able to set your clock to veteran teams winning playoff series. The greatest teams in NBA history, or at least recent history, had to pay Continue reading The NBA’s youth movement: A changing of the guards
Can we please, for a moment, cut Caleb Williams some slack? The biggest news to come out of Los Angeles last weekend was not the Clippers signing James Harden nor the inevitable injury that once again riddled Anthony Davis. It Continue reading The Crying Game
“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
Regular readers of this website know I’m the first in line to sign up for some healthy, off-season drama. When NBA trade rumors bubble to the top of my summer stock, I morph into the town crier spreading them even Continue reading The summer of Kevin Durant’s miscontent
“This one hits a little different.” -Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors, four-time NBA Champion With minutes left to play in Game Six of the NBA Finals, on the infamous parquet floor some 3000 miles from where he plays his home Continue reading Celtics no answer for Steph Curry’s greatness
I’m so disappointed in myself. Clearly, I have not been listening to enough Public Enemy. Once again, with the glacier-headed Titanic that is the Brooklyn Nets, I fell victim to believing the hype. Memo to self: cue up Fear of Continue reading Celtics Embarrass Nets, Remind Me I Know Nothing About Basketball
After watching a season (or two, really) that have been characterized by disarray, with vaccine-refusing Kyrie Irving playing only half the season, James Harden being shipped to Philly for a clinically depressed guy (allegedly) that hasn’t played a lick and Continue reading Something happened on the way to Brooklyn: Kevin Durant’s Continued, Yet Stifled, Quest for Greatness
