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A Last Bit of Hoops Culture Awesomeness

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:06 -0400

And then this happened:
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The more things change… foul illustration, apparel...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:52:42 -0400

The more things change… foul illustration, apparel advertising, and statistical methods from Spalding Official Basket Ball Guides ca. 1900

Why We Watch: Manu Ginobili, Man Without A Plan | The Classical

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:38:44 -0400

Why We Watch: Manu Ginobili, Man Without A Plan | The Classical:

My piece in the Classical on Manu, he may not have a plan but it is that he knows you do and what yours is….

What is Hoops Culture Class For? Unleashing Humanity

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:41:48 -0400

What is Hoops Culture Class For? Unleashing Humanity

What is Hoops Culture Class For? Unleashing HumanityHere’s what...

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:27:39 -0400

What is Hoops Culture Class For? Unleashing Humanity

Here’s what I see when I walk into Cultures of Basketball on the first day. I’m not proud of this,…

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There is No GOAT and Why that “truth” Will Set You...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:05:31 -0400

There is No GOAT and Why that “truth” Will Set You Free

I approach teaching Cultures of Basketball with the hope I can make the course and each class…

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How the Fab Five Saved John’s Life: A Reader’s...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:29:12 -0400

How the Fab Five Saved John’s Life: A Reader’s Letter

Only when the past ceases to trouble and anticipations of the future are not perturbing is a being…

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An Open Letter to Chris Webber: You Are Loved

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:33:29 -0400

An Open Letter to Chris Webber: You Are Loved:

The time has passed, of course. But people still seem to be coming to this page and I felt that a postscript was in order, looking forward from Monday’s events.

When and Why There is an "I" in "Team"

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:58:34 -0400

When and Why There is an "I" in "Team"

Now what? Reflections on My Final Four

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:28:09 -0400

Now what? Reflections on My Final Four

An Open Letter to Chris Webber: You Are Loved | Between the Lines

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:20:28 -0400

An Open Letter to Chris Webber: You Are Loved | Between the Lines:

Posted Wednesday at 11 am. As of Thursday at 11 pm, over 22,000 people have read it. Something is happening.

Alphabet Soup, or, Not "Fab," Not "Fresh," but Just "Five"

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:59:58 -0400

Alphabet Soup, or, Not "Fab," Not "Fresh," but Just "Five":

In which I show how comparisons can be odious

Teen Beat, or, Why I Watch the College Game

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:52:59 -0400

Teen Beat, or, Why I Watch the College Game

Why We Watch: Ray Allen, A Life | The Classical

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:25:24 -0400

Why We Watch: Ray Allen, A Life | The Classical:

My thoughts on Nietzsche, Henry Miller, William Carlos Williams and the Meaning and Beauty of a Ray Allen Jump Shot

Clyde the Glide's Guide for the Perplexed (On Rockin’ Steady: A Guide to Basketball and Cool)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:25:26 -0500

Clyde the Glide's Guide for the Perplexed (On Rockin’ Steady: A Guide to Basketball and Cool):

Oh!? What? This old thing?! On Clyde’s Guide to Basketball and Cool and Why it is a Children’s Book and a Classic (reprised just cause I “dig looking down & watching me write in them”)

What's Goin' On? Some thoughts on my town.

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:32:00 -0500

What's Goin' On? Some thoughts on my town.:

ICYMI “What’s Goin’ On?” Some thoughts on what I’ve witnessed recently in #Oberlin and the challenge to respond constructively.

What's Goin' On? Some thoughts on my town.

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:37:13 -0500

What's Goin' On? Some thoughts on my town.

The Genesis of The Corner Three

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:23:15 -0500

The Genesis of The Corner Three:

Reflections on Franco Moretti, genre, and hoops history (involving the Cold War, the legacy of slavery in the US, and the Corner Three)

Where is 1968?

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:13:23 -0500

Where is 1968?:

On the occasion of the rededication of Michigan’s Crisler Center (first dedicated in 1968), I ask some questions about how and what we remember of 1968

The ABA is Dead, Long Live the ABA

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:53:02 -0500

The ABA is Dead, Long Live the ABA:

In which I explain how the ABA is love, which cannot die