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Tag Archives: basketball
Not All Losses Are Created Equal
As someone who has watched the NCAA Tournament in Women’s Basketball, I tend to find those who push for equal promotion and advertising attention between it and the men’s game to be somewhat puzzling, since the men’s game is vastly … Continue reading
The Bellarmine Rule
For those who do not know, Bellarmine University is a small Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky, that is aiming to have a role in the promotion of college basketball. Over the past few years there has been a growing concern … Continue reading
Book Review: Money Players
Money Players, by Armen Keteyian, Harvey Araton, and Martin F. Dardis This is a book that had to feel like it was a fiery expose of the problems of basketball when it was published in the late 1990’s. For those … Continue reading
Book Review: Hoops!
Hoops!: Confessions Of A College Basketball Analyst, by Billy Packer with Roland Lazenby This book is probably not as impressive as the author thinks it is. Even so, despite not being particularly interested in Billy Packer on his own merits, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, Sports
Tagged basketball, education, sports history
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The CBI For What It’s Worth
[Note: South Florida ended up winning the 2019 CBI. Article updated below.] Starting in 2008, the College Basketball Invitational (hereafter CBI) became the third of what are now four postseason college basketball tournaments for division I teams. Without a doubt, … Continue reading
Profile Of A Bubble Team: Southern Cal (2018)
Update: So yeah, USC is in the NIT, preparing to blast (we hope) UNC Asheville. A few years ago I wrote about one of my alma maters (the University of South Florida) as a bubble team in a particularly contentious … Continue reading
Book Review: Indentured
Indentured: The Inside Story Of The Rebellion Against The NCAA, by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss This book is written with an obvious intent to shock the reader into a horror at the exploitation of college athletes, mostly from minority … Continue reading
Posted in American History, History, Sports
Tagged basketball, education, football, law, legitimacy
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Audiobook Review: Dream Team
Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever, by Jack McCallum, narrated by Dick Hill Forever is a long time, but this is a … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Book Reviews, History, Sports
Tagged basketball, business, legitimacy, olympics
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Book Review: The Last Amateurs
The Last Amateurs, by John Feinstein Having listened to an audiobook by the author previously [1], I was intrigued by the author’s humane touch and interest in more obscure aspects of sportswriting, and I thought it would be worthwhile to … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, education, politics, sports history
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Filling My Bracket
For those who are aware of my interest in sports, it ought to be of little surprise that I am particularly fond of bracketology [1], the study of how to fill brackets, most commonly (but not exclusively) related to NCAA … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings, Sports
Tagged basketball, bracketology, business, humor, reading, work
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