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Book Review: Money Players

Posted on May 9, 2020 by

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 →

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Book Review: Hoops!

Posted on May 9, 2020 by

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 →

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The CBI For What It’s Worth

Posted on April 4, 2019 by

[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 →

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Profile Of A Bubble Team: Southern Cal (2018)

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

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 →

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Book Review: Indentured

Posted on September 20, 2017 by

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 →

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Audiobook Review: Dream Team

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

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 →

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Book Review: The Last Amateurs

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

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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Filling My Bracket

Posted on March 8, 2016 by

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 →

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A Private Folly

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

Occasionally I like to write about the corrupt business of sports, including basketball [1], and today that means the need to discuss the recent unprecedented punishment of Clippers owner Donald Sterling with a $2.5 million fine and a lifetime ban … Continue reading →

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There’s No Crying In Basketball

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Even though I am thousands of miles away from the United States, the phenomenon called Linsanity was still big enough for me to recognize it even in Thailand. A journeyman point guard bouncing from team to team, who had been … Continue reading →

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