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Linsanity: Jeremy Lin, Christian Basketball Star
If you haven’t heard of Jeremy Lin yet, you soon will (see this dated Time article). He’s a Christian basketball player for the New York Knicks. He’s also a Harvard graduate and an Asian-American. I’ve followed Lin on Twitter for … Continue reading
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Principles for Good Basketball, Or, The Exorcising of Fifteen Years of Pickup Basketball Ghosts
This post comes out of nowhere. No one has asked for it. It is a thought-child that must be birthed. It stems, as the title suggests, from my years of frustration playing pickup basketball. If you play unorganized basketball–and you … Continue reading
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Michael Jordan’s Teacher: “Nobody Cut Michael Jordan”
Those of us who grew up going to wildly overpriced basketball camps (remember Five Star? What a racket!) often heard the inspiring and–ahem–comforting tale that Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player in the world, was cut from the varsity team … Continue reading
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The Link 8.28.09: Street Basketball, Band of Horses, Lead09 Conference
1. Linked at Truehoop, the best basketball blog on the web, this is one of the best pieces I’ve read about the experience of playing basketball. Don’t worry–I have read many. 2. Have you heard the song “The Funeral” by … Continue reading
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Must-See: Mind-Blowing Basketball Trick Shots
I don’t care if you like basketball or not–you must watch this YouTube clip. The video features Bruce Manley, a 25-year-old bank employee from Sparta, NJ. A SlamOnline article explains a bit about the backstory. Apparently, Shaquille saw the video … Continue reading
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Shane Battier, Stat Geeks, and the Surefire Way to Lose Basketball Games
I found corroboration for a view I’ve argued for years in a New York Times Magazine piece on basketball player Shane Battier. Entitled “The No-Stats All-Star” and written by Moneyball‘s Michael Lewis, the article details how a maverick GM has … Continue reading
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The Week-est Link, November 14, 2008
1. Here’s a cool cultural engagement site: Gospel and Culture. Phil Ryken just recommended it on the Reformation 21 blog (itself a worthy site), and I’ve checked it out a bit. Bill Edgar, one of my favorite thinkers, started this … Continue reading
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Spider Webs of Our Own Making: Pride and the Christian Life
A little while back I blogged about Stephen Altrogge’s book on sports. I recommended it to my readers and noted as I did so some illumination it brought me about the condition of my heart. In reflecting more on that … Continue reading
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The Celtics, the Lakers, and Some Thoughts on the State of the NBA and its Narcissistic Stars
Tonight at 9:30pm, the Celtics and Lakers begin competition for the NBA championship. For those who don’t know, this is a renaissance of basketball, one that hearkens back some two decades to the glory days of the NBA, when Larry … Continue reading
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