January 2010

Classic Mascot Attack

January 29, 2010

Have a great weekend everyone! Mascot Win – watch more funny videos

This was leaked earlier today by Yahoo! Sports. The official announcement will not be until tonight. Eastern Conference Paul Pierce Chris Bosh Gerald Wallace Joe Johnson Al Horford Derrick Rose Rajon Rondo Western Conference Chris Paul Pau Gasol Kevin Durant Dirk Nowitzki Zach Randolph Brandon Roy Deron Williams I would have to say that I [...]

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NBA Crunch Time

January 26, 2010

Last week, I caught an article on crunch-time via Truehoop by Sherman Alexie who was complaining about NBA teams and players in crunch time. To summarize, Sherman writes how frustrating it is to watch an NBA game where the players and teams are playing smart ball to only throw up some prayer at the end [...]

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Top Ten Players on the Trading Block

January 21, 2010

The NBA trade deadline is four Thursdays away. With the upcoming studly free agent summer of 2010 looming and the pitiful state of the NBA economy, the trade season should be interesting. Having said that (love Larry David), I am unsure how many trades will go down if any at all. There will be plenty [...]

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How to Attack a Double Team while Dribbling

January 19, 2010

I was surfing Youtube today for basketball videos and came across a Michael Jordan buzzer beater video that reminded me a fundamental basketball move that is not understood well enough. As the ball-handler, when a double team or trap comes, the most effective escape is to attack the person coming at you to double. In [...]

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The Case for the Ivies

January 14, 2010

We are going to play the old game of say the first thing that pops into your head. Ok, so here goes. Ivy League Basketball Your answer: “Oxymoron?” Since I played in the Ivy League, I am probably biased. Ok, I am biased. But, as Rodney Dangerfield says, “we get no respect.” This year the [...]

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Part 2: What it is Like to Sit Courtside at a Lakers Game

January 6, 2010

This the second part of a 2-part article recapping my experience watching the Lakers Vs. Kings game on Friday, January 1, 2010. Sitting courtside I was witness to Kobe’s game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Lakers first 20+ point comeback since 2006. Sitting courtside might be worth every penny of those couple thousand [...]

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Part 1: Lakers vs. Kings Recap

January 4, 2010

This the first part of a 2-part article recapping my experience watching the Lakers Vs. Kings game on Friday, January 1, 2010. Sitting courtside, I was witness to Kobe’s game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Lakers first 20+ point comeback since 2006. The game started very slowly as I’ve seen most Lakers games [...]

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