Is Miami’s slide being blown out of proportion or is there real cause for concern? Is the media relishing the Heat’s misery or is this just par for the course in modern sports journalism? Is this superstar triumverate good enough to right the ship or is there something else — coaching, leadership, age, a [...]
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Uncle Tom Strikes Again: Duke, The Fab Five and the Twenty-Year-Old Beef that Finally Hit the Fan 5 comments
The 3 From Deep Podcast: TearGate Leave a comment
The 3 From Deep Podcast: A Career on Trial Leave a comment
What do Jeff Van Gundy, Tracy McGrady, Macolm Gladwell, Adam Morrison and The Real Housewives of Miami have in common? Give up? In this podcast dedicated to the cult of the Gladwell’s “10,000 hours” maxim they all collide to make one beautifully rendered medley of podcast potluckery. To listen to this oh so delectable [...]
Let Him Walk 1 comment
If I were running the Nuggets I’d let Melo walk. Good riddence.
Out of Flippin Control Leave a comment
Here we go again. The Washington Wizards team is back in the headlines, for all of the wrong reasons. Reports surfaced over the weekend that teammates Andray Blatche and Javale McGee were involved in an off the court altercation. If the Wizards showed as much fight against their opponents as they did against one another, this [...]
Now What? 1 comment
Hopeful. Painful. Understandable. Inexcusable. That’s been the story of the Knicks past seven days. Last Sunday’s win against a quality playoff tested and superstar-led Denver squad gave the team and the city hope. The last-second loss to divisional leader and historical rival Boston was excruciating. Not only did New York come into the game on an [...]
Paul Pierce Pops Big S*%t Leave a comment
Paul Pierce has always been clutch, always been a superstar in this league, but something that’s only beginning to emerge is the extent of his trash talking. Partly it’s because Kevin Garnett typically gets most of the attention. He’s loud and obnoxious, talk, cone headed, and distinctly dark. This season, though, it’s becoming apparent that [...]
Watershed Moment 1 comment
One of the greatest things about sports is that once in a while, a single game can become a watershed moment. In these transcendental moments, something happens which can either galvanize or decimate a team’s spirits. Sure the game is just a game, but the impact of that game can alter the outcome of a season [...]
The Post I’ve Been Meaning to Write Since Thanksgiving 1 comment
It’s 7 AM and I’m supposed to be working on my novel, but I’ve been feeling (3from) deep guilt so I’m writing a hoops post instead. One of these days I’m going to produce something substantial–the feature about the lockout that I’ve been threatening for the last few months for example. For now lists will [...]
The 3 From Deep Podcast: Are The Knicks For Real? Leave a comment
Amar’e looks as strong as he’s ever been and Raymond Felton is playing the best basketball of his career thus far, but what do the Knicks still need in order to prove they are a legitimate playoff squad? More size? More speed? A new coach? A deeper bench? All of the above? Tune in [...]
Like a lot of people, I watched the Fab Five documentary this past Sunday. And like a lot of heads my age, I felt a mix of nostalgia, pride, excitement and disappointment. I’d forgotten some details but most of the footage reminded me a) how good college basketball used to be before the NBA started [...]