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Youth not wasted on the young: Meet your Western Conference (and perhaps NBA) Champion Oklahoma City Thunder

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“Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.” -Aristotle “I believe the children are our future.” -Whitney Houston I don’t think we’re talking about this enough.  If the 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder continues at this pace, they will become Continue reading Youth not wasted on the young: Meet your Western Conference (and perhaps NBA) Champion Oklahoma City Thunder→

Thunder thrive, Pacers prosper, Knicks kick rocks and the Magic sew what?

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It’s a big week for the NBA.  The Finals are upon us, Tom Thibodeau got fired and the Magic… have new uniforms. While television ratings may dip with new fresh faces and no recognizable names on the 22nd and 26th Continue reading Thunder thrive, Pacers prosper, Knicks kick rocks and the Magic sew what?→

Welcome to the Paul George Finals, not starring Paul George

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If (or rather when) the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder win their respective conferences, these will forever be referred to as the “Paul George Finals.” Not because Paul George will be playing in them but because the two Continue reading Welcome to the Paul George Finals, not starring Paul George→

New York Knicks do it again, the only way they know how

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After the Toronto Maple Leafs coughed up a two-games-to-nothing advantage in these NHL Playoffs, losing four of their next five games, and the series, to the Florida Panthers, I thought about contacting some of my Leafs fans friends to see Continue reading New York Knicks do it again, the only way they know how→

Rebirth of the cool: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Only seven teams in the history of the NBA have won 68 or more games in a regular season. In 2015-16, the Golden State Warriors, with Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and the shocking addition of Kevin Durant, made Continue reading Rebirth of the cool: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander→

The Transition: Out with the old, in with the new

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“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→

Jokic, Hartman, Reagan, SNL and the not-so-surprising firing of an NBA head coach

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There’s this classic Saturday Night Live sketch starring the late, great and brilliant Phil Hartman where he plays two sides of Ronald Reagan.  As Reagan aged, there came a time late in his presidency when most Americans believed he was Continue reading Jokic, Hartman, Reagan, SNL and the not-so-surprising firing of an NBA head coach→

Shut the Funk Up, Vol. 4: The Reporter at the Luca Doncic press conference-Mary Jane Girls Edition

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I began a post just the other day with the following words… “A funny thing happened on the way to these NBA playoffs.” That officially now includes not only the games we’re watching but also the post-game press conferences, for Continue reading Shut the Funk Up, Vol. 4: The Reporter at the Luca Doncic press conference-Mary Jane Girls Edition→

The NBA’s youth movement: A changing of the guards

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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→