February 2009

Boston Versus LA (the other LA)

February 27, 2009

Wednesday night’s LA/Boston match up at Staples Centerhad all the tell tail signs of one of basketball’s most cherished and storied rivalries.  The glitz and glamour of Hollywood (including Billy Crystal and Adam Sandler amongst those in attendance) mixed withthe grit and passion of one of New England’s strongest sporting contingents. There were hard fouls [...]

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Devin Harris Hits Miracle Half-Court Shot

February 24, 2009

In case you guys missed it, Devin Harris hit a miracle half-court shot to win the game versus the Philadelphia 76ers last night. When asked on ESPN this morning, whether the shot was luck or skill, Harris responded, “99.5% of the shot was pure luck. Only .5% was skill” In the same interview, Harris talked [...]

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Systems Check: Checking in on “the System” at Grinnell

February 21, 2009

Remember Grinnell College?  In 2004-2005, through SI and ESPN the Magazine, we learned of the small Division III school with the men’s basketball team that makes Mike D’Antoni’s offense look like a glacier and stirs fond LMU-in-1990-the-scoreboard-is-on-fire memories. The rules of sports (Dee Brown corrolary) require us to check in on Grinnell before they potentially [...]

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Which state shows the most Basketball love?

February 19, 2009

Have you ever had the argument with your friends about who has the best fans?  Well I can come close to answering that question, by showing you which states show the most “love” for the sport. With Google’s “Insight for search” it allows you to compare search behaviour across Google.  With Google being such a dominant search engine it [...]

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The Recession and the NBA Continued

February 19, 2009

I have written extensively on my thoughts on the economy and the NBA. You can see some of my viewpoints in these previous articles: Will the Economy Crush the NBA? Stern and the State of the NBA Recently, I have noticed a number of articles and thoughts that have come out evidencing that the NBA [...]

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Vanderbuilt a Goofy Arena

February 17, 2009

Vandy knocks off Jodie Meeks and the Kentucky Wildcats in a interstate SEC showdown.  How do you know the toothbrush was invented in Kentucky?  If it was invented anywhere else it’d be called a teethbrush. Is there a bigger eye-gouge than watching a Vanderbilt home basketball game at Memorial Gymnasium on TV? Jonathan Xavier couldn’t [...]

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Fans, Do you Boo or Cheer?

February 17, 2009

I went to a college game this weekend with my wife, Jeanie, one of our sons, Conor, and Conor’s fiance’, Katie. Katie had not been to a major college game before, and was quite excited.  Before the game started, it was a raucous crowd, with the student section really getting into it, as they do [...]

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Dunk Contest Revisited

February 16, 2009

Congratulations to Nate Robinson in winning the 2009 NBA dunk contest with his final dunk coming by jumping over his rival, Dwight Howard.  The classic match-up of big vs small.  Nate cannot only get up, but he also has a great deal of showmanship.  A terrific dunk and very entertaining. Watching  the 2009 dunk contest at this year’s All-Star [...]

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Dunk Contest Video

February 15, 2009

The 2009 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was won by Nate Robinson, the Knick’s 5 foot 9 inch guard.  Nate wore all green, including a green New York Knick’s jersey, green shoes, and green armbands in a tribute to “kryptonite” as he dethroned Dwight Howard’s “Superman” winning dunk from last year. To win the contest, he jumped [...]

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Dunk Contest

February 14, 2009

Tonight, the NBA will host its annual dunk contest. Below, we have filled you in on what you need to know about this years dunk contest. 2009 NBA Sprite Slam Dunk Contest Schedule and Preview When: Saturday, February 14, 2009 Time: 8:00 ET TV Schedule: TNT, as part of NBA All-Star Saturday Night Announcers: Kevin [...]

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