Sports movies tend to be corny. Even the good ones. Magic and Bird is anything but corny. In fact, it’s probably the second-best basketball documentary (Hoop Dreams will always be #1) I’ve ever seen. It’s raw and real and a little jarring and extremely nostalgic Raz and I plan to discuss the film on this [...]
Archive for March 2010
Some Initial Thoughts on MJ the Owner Leave a comment
Magic and Bird: Must See Cable TV Leave a comment
Shaun Livingston: Give the Man a Shot 3 comments
Two nights ago I was watching the surprisingly entertaining Washington drink another can of whoop ass at the hands of the Orlando Magic when something became abundantly apparent: Shaun Livingston can still play the game of basketball. He finished the Wizards’ 7th loss with 18 and 8 in 31 minutes of action, but that didn’t [...]
Did Stephen A. Throw A.I. Under the Bus? 1 comment
Stephen A. Smith has been covering Allen Iverson for years. They have one of those rare sportswriter-sports figure relationships that fans appreciate precisely because it offers both and intensive and extensive analysis of the player’s career from a unique vantage point. This past fall A.I. made his “retirement” announcement via Stephen A’s blog. A few [...]
Game Notes: Curry v. Collison Leave a comment
When these two met in college Collison’s squad got the best of Davidson. Last week Raz and I had a heated podcast debate about rookies Darren Collison and Stephen Curry. Tonight I get to watch the two point guards go head to head in New Orleans. First Half So far Collison is winning the battle. [...]
Defining Dirty: What S.I.’s “Dirtiest” Player Poll Really Says About the NBA 1 comment
Polls are great tools. They don’t take a whole lot of energy to put together. The results alone can drive reader interest. People automatically give them credence. In a way polls are like modern-day proverbs in that they supposedly tell us basic truths about ourselves and others that we’re willing to put faith in because [...]
This is Where it Starts to Get Ugly Leave a comment
First the 76ers effectively but politely released him. The immediate reaction was what now. I saw him play enough this season to know he just didn’t have IT anymore. He had his moments. But that’s all they were. Any team watching him had to wonder if he’s worth the minutes he’d command (and fans would [...]
Draft Prospects: Greivis Vasquez Leave a comment
Those of you who know me know that I grew up in D.C. and remain a die-hard Georgetown fan. But Maryland has a special place in my heart as well. I went to Maryland basketball camp two summers in a row. I distinctly remember the day Len Bias passed away. I knew players like Kevin [...]
Podcast 7, Pt. 1:Trade Grades Leave a comment
It’s been two weeks, plenty of time to offer some assessments of the 2K10 trade season that was. In this week’s installment of the 3fromdeep podcast the fellas offer their often prescient and always entertaining progress report on the good (Dallas?) , bad (Sacramento?) and the ugly (New York?). Tune in for another lively debate! [...]
Four Games, Four Overtimes, Four Seasons, One Night Leave a comment
Watching NBA LeaguePass on Friday it dawned on me that we have reached a turning point in the season. Now that the All-Star break is behind us we have a basic idea of where things are headed. Teams that started the season optimistically (all of them, we like to think) have either realized those hopes [...]
Michael Jordan owning a team is a pretty big deal. Never mind that it’s Charlotte or that he bought the team on the cheap or that David Stern couldn’t imagine a better owner from a PR perspective. The bigger story is that a former African-American ball player who isn’t even 50 owns his own NBAv [...]