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Bow Ties: Let's Knot And Say We Did

Bow Ties: Let’s Knot And Say We Did

Let me first say, I’m no fashionista. I don’t wear cool pants, I don’t have hip glasses and I don’t own nonfunctioning accessories. My watch only tells time in one time zone, and it’s not the size of a Frisbee golf disc.
The Lost Art of the Basketball Movie

The Lost Art of the Basketball Movie

Butch McRae. Stacy Patton. Billy Hoyle. These are the names of some of the most memorable basketball players of my childhood, but you won’t find them on NBA.com or in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Why? Because they are characters from fictional basketball movies, a genre that is all but deceased.
Roger Sterling's Obituary

Roger Sterling’s Obituary

If you watch “Mad Men,” which I know you do, then I’m sure you can relate to how painful it was to watch Roger Sterling being walked all over last Sunday. This is how I decided to cope.
An Ode To Starting Lineup Action Figures

An Ode To Starting Lineup Action Figures

When I was a kid, there was a limited amount of athlete-related media. There was no Internet, no NBA League Pass and no Twitter feeds. PER was meaningless to basketball fans, no reality shows and only one ESPN. We weren’t exposed to athletes in the way we are now, and we couldn’t feel as connected...
Making It: Damian Lillard

Making It: Damian Lillard

After Jeremy Lin emerged from relative small school obscurity at Harvard, everyone is looking for the next player to make a similar splash. Look no further than the snow-covered mountain town of Ogden, Utah. Damian Lillard may be the best player in college basketball that you’ve never heard of.
Greg Oden: The Light At The End Of The Arthroscopic Tunnel

Greg Oden: The Light At The End Of The Arthroscopic Tunnel

Last week, when the Trail Blazers announced that Greg Oden would have another microfracture surgery and miss the rest of this season, and possibly the next as well, there was a collective groan from the city of Portland. Oden has been such a big failure that even the hipsters are complaining about the woes of...
The Brotherhood of the Traveling Euro Step

The Brotherhood of the Traveling Euro Step

Rule 10, Section XIV, Part 2: A player who receives the ball while he is progressing or upon completion of a dribble, may use a two-count rhythm in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball. This is the beginning of the rule for traveling, which every basketball player knows. Yet for the last...
An Ode To The Canadian Tuxedo

An Ode To The Canadian Tuxedo

Have you ever walked into a room and instantly gathered the attention of everyone within eyeshot with a single look? A wave of unbridled attention that reminds you that women want you, and men want to be you. Not because of your perfect haircut, James Bond-like swagger or debonair smile, but because of your perfectly...