Tag Archives: basketball
The Mistrial of LeBron James
The new issue of ESPN the Magazine has a fun story on LeBron James. Worth reading for all you sports fans. A selection: Ask most anyone who LeBron James is and you’re likely to get a blunt reply delivered with great … Continue reading
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Shaka Smart & How Athletic Coaching Is Like Pastoring
Shaka Smart is the basketball coach of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond. For two years in a row, his teams have made it to the national tournament and overachieved. He’s coveted now by many larger schools who can pay … Continue reading
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The Kid with a Big Heart: Elegy for a Fallen Basketball Star
Thomas Lake is the finest young sportswriter in America. Working for Sports Illustrated, he writes long-form journalism pieces that transcend reporting and cross firmly over into beautiful, profound prose. He recently published a piece entitled “The Legacy of Wes Leonard.” … Continue reading
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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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