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Talking Out Wagers: The Steph Curry Olympics Edition

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I love being right. I especially love being right after I’ve carefully broken down a game and wagered accordingly. Case in point: what will forever be known as the Steph Curry game against Serbia. As you all know by now, Continue reading Talking Out Wagers: The Steph Curry Olympics Edition→

Team USA Men’s Basketball: A review, a preview and some international intrigue

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“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→

I miss…

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I miss hearing about the drama between Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid and seeing how the Philadelphia 76ers would have either overachieved or underachieved in this year’s NBA Playoffs. I miss seeing what could have been between LeBron James and Continue reading I miss…→

FIBA’s happy ending

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When we last left our not-so-merry band of American underachievers, they were finishing seventh overall in a basketball tournament held around the globe. Hosting these games in China did all red-blooded American basketball fans a favor by sparing us the Continue reading FIBA’s happy ending→

Drama, FIBA and history repeating itself

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You probably haven’t been paying much attention to basketball these days… and why would you? The NFL season is upon us and the only basketball games that matter are being played halfway around the world, in China. The 2019 FIBA Continue reading Drama, FIBA and history repeating itself→