24 July 2009 ~ View Comments

Jonny Flynn and the Timberwolves

There’s been lots of talk about Ricky Rubio and all the he could potentially bring to the twolves.  And while i think he’s pretty special, I’m also very excited about Johnny Flynn.  What happened on draft day is that the the Timberwolves had ranked Flynn as #1 on their board of people they thought they [...]

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13 May 2009 ~ View Comments

Music and Basketball

Another good quote from The Sports Guy.  He had an email exchange with Macolm Gladwell and the subject of music and basketball came up.  The Sports Guys responds: We had lunch a few weeks ago and discussed the parallels between music and basketball. The structure is fundamentally the same: You have a lead singer (the [...]

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27 January 2009 ~ View Comments

The Dark Art of Rebounding

I would like to call to attention a post written today about my new favorite player in the NBA.  Let me ask you this question: if you take: Every rookie who has ever played in the NBA since 1946 … Weed out everyone who played less than twenty minutes per game … And sort them [...]

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26 September 2008 ~ View Comments

Chris Paul's Missed Free Throw

I had never seen this video before.  It’s a great clip about Chris Paul, his grandfather and a classic game.  It’s a great example of how sometimes sports can transcend the game [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxwyE5m44x4]

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