From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Max Okun

November 26, 2008

As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I thought I would share a video that is more on the inspirational side.
Max Okun of Arizona was born with only one arm, however his disability has not slowed him down in the least. Okun is a member of his high school basketball team and has busted his tail [...]

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NCAA Penalizes Sampson for Recruiting Violations

November 25, 2008

For those of you who haven’t seen the movie Role Models, go see it immediately. For those of you who have, you know what I am talking about and this line will make a whole lot more sense–”You can’t BS a BS’er.”
The NCAA took this line literally when they levied one of the harshest penalties [...]

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Improve the College Game?

November 24, 2008

I watched the Duke-Michigan game last night Friday night.  Duke looks very good.  Obviously well coached, they can score inside and outside.  Gave the vaunted Michigan zone defense fits with their ball movement and the ability to knock down the three.  Also, very active on defense.  Michigan looks to be much improved over last year’s team.  [...]

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Knicks Trade Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford

November 21, 2008

When Donnie Walsh arrived in the New York, he did one thing that all of his predecessors refused to do–make a gameplan for the future and execute it.
Step 1
Hire a coach. A well-respected one at that and one of the best in the league. A coach whose style will attract free-agent players and players will want [...]

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NBA Green Movement

November 21, 2008

Henry Abbott at TrueHoop brings up the important topic of the NBA making a push to be more environmentally-friendly.  If they are doing so, it is not getting much or any publicity.
David Stern’s stated concerns about global warming notwithstanding, can you ever remember seeing any mention of the environment in anything the NBA has ever [...]

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Kings and Cavs Should Talk Trade

November 20, 2008

First and foremost, I am not saying this post is a trade rumor as nobody on either team has come out and said that these two teams are talking a trade. What I am writing is that these teams should talk about a trade and should execute it.
The Sacramento Kings and the Cleveland Cavaliers are polar opposites [...]

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Arizona vs. UAB Ending

November 19, 2008

There is a classic line in the all-time great comedy Dumb and Dumber. Lloyd Christmas has just sold Harry and his van for a moped and comes up on Harry to convince him to continue on to Aspen.
Harry to Lloyd: “Just when I thought you couldn’t get any dumber, you go and do something like this…and [...]

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Pick Up Games

November 19, 2008

Pick up basketball games can be very interesting, especially when it comes to calling fouls.  Anybody who has played in a game where you call fouls on yourself, knows how intense it can become.
When I was a rookie with the Virginia Squires, Larry Brown told me about playing one on one games with Doug Moe.  Larry [...]

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Pete Newell

November 18, 2008

I was deeply saddened upon hearing the news that Coach Pete Newell has passed away.  I received a phone call from my son Jaime early Monday afternoon informing me he had just learned of Coach Newell’s passing, and knew I would want to know.  I cannot tell you how sad that news made me.  My [...]

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Who is Anthony Morrow?

November 17, 2008

My guess is majority of you out there have never heard of Anthony Morrow nor have ever seen him play. In a time where everybody in this economy is fighting for their job, you can find inspiration from this young rookie.
As an undrafted rookie, Morrow has had to fight for his job. He has had [...]

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