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I got this text from a friend not long ago. ‘Twas from a gambling app boasting how some lucky fellow had just cashed a monster pay out. 45 grand!!! The Twitter post came from what one can only presume is Continue reading Bettors Beware! Parlays, Promos and Empty Promises
“I never thought I would see this.” Michael Lortz, local author, friend, Knicks fan. I’ve been geeking out pretty heavily to some Knicks basketball lately. From the looks of it, I’m not the only one. Tens of thousands of New Continue reading A funny thing happened on the way to the Garden Party
“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
“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
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
“Does Chauncey Billups know about this poker game?” I asked jokingly as I walked into the clubhouse. The old men sitting around the table looked up at me, briefly, not all of them, as if they couldn’t be bothered. Every Continue reading Conversations from the Course: Chauncey Billups, Florida Coaches and Going All In
I have this friend, Croshere, a knowledgeable sports fan of the highest order. He and I have been friends since the late 1990s. We have watched and attended countless sporting events together, analyzed them, gambled heavily on them and statistically Continue reading Colin Cowherd’s New Favorite NBA Player: Cooper Flagg
LeBron James hates Donald Trump. And probably vice versa. This stems back to Trump’s first presidency when the Golden State Warriors, after winning a championship, said they would turn down the annual presidential invite to the White House traditionally awarded Continue reading Make The Knicks Great Again: Becoming LeBronald
People often refer to the NBA as a copycat league. This is neither an affirmation nor a critique (unless you want it to be) but rather refers to how NBA teams react and adjust to other teams that have just Continue reading The Push for Parity and the End of the Modern Sports Dynasty
